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India–Size and Location — Social Science STD 9 — Question

Rajasthan BoardEnglish MediumSTD 9Social ScienceIndia–Size and Location1 Mark
Question
Indias latitudinal and longitudinal extent measured in degrees are almost the same, but its north-south extent measured in km is greater than its east-west extent. This is due to the fact that __________________________.
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Answer

  1. the distance between latitudes remains the same but the distance between longitudes is greatest at the Equator and nil at the poles where all longitudes join.
Explanation:
Indias latitudinal and longitudinal extent measured in degrees are almost the same, but its north-south extent measured in km is greater than its east-west extent. This is due to the fact the distance between latitudes remains the same but the distance between longitudes is greatest at the Equator and nil at the poles where all longitudes join.

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