Question

Answer the following question:
i. Write the latitudinal extent of India. Explain its significance.
ii. Write the longitudinal extent of India. Explain its significance.

Answer 1

Explanation:

The latitudinal extent of India is 8 degree 4'28" N to 37 degree 17'53"N. The importance is it helps in receiving monsoon from d southern part of india which lies in d warm tropical zone.In d northern part the Himalayas r d source of river 2 solve d problem of water scarcity in d northern part of india.

Answer 2

Answer:

the vast latitudinal and longitudinal extent of India is unique.The east-west latitudinal and north-south longitudinal extents are almost equal in length. It lies in the north-eastern hemisphere,between 8°4'N to 37°6'N latitudes and 68°7'E to 97°25'E longitudes. The tropic of cancer at 23°30'N passes roughly through the middle of the country. This line divides India into two equal parts. on account of the great east-west extention,there is a time difference of 1 hour 56 minutes between the eastern most point and western most point. To solve this problem,82°30'E longitude has been accepted as Standard Meridian for Indian standard time . This line passes through the middle of India in the north-south direction . The vast latitudinal and longitudinal extent harbor plateaus, plants and mountains which support different cultures in the south continent.