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Question
Answer the following question briefly.
What factors are responsible for the distribution of plants and animals in India?
Solution
Temperature, humidity, precipitation, land and soil are the factors responsible for the distribution of plants in India. The nature of plants in an area, to a large extent, determines the animal life of that area.
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