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Question
Give a geographical reason for the following:
Jaipur has a higher annual range of temperature than Mumbai.
Solution
Jaipur has a higher annual range of temperature because it is located in the interior of the continent and hence experiences the continental type of climate. While summers are extremely hot, winters are extremely cold. On the other hand, Mumbai is located near the coast and experiences the equable type of climate.
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Study the climate data given below and answer the questions that follow:
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Temperature in °C |
21.0 | 21.9 | 24.3 | 27.1 | 28.0 | 26.4 | 26.1 | 25.4 | 25.0 | 28.0 | 26.0 | 21.2 |
| Rainfall cm | 5.1 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 8.4 | 11.4 | 11.9 | 31.6 | 34.5 | 14.8 |
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