Location and Extent
Understand India's absolute location on the globe, its latitudinal and longitudinal extent, and the significance of the Tropic of Cancer passing through it.
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Understand India's absolute location on the globe, its latitudinal and longitudinal extent, and the significance of the Tropic of Cancer passing through it.
Key Questions
- Explain the implications of India's latitudinal extent on its climate and duration of day and night.
- Analyse why the 82°30'E longitude has been selected as the Standard Meridian of India.
- Identify the northernmost, southernmost, easternmost, and westernmost points of the Indian mainland.
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