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Question
Give a geographical reason.
India has deciduous forests.
Solution
- Trees that shed their leaves during the dry season are known as deciduous forests.
- India experiences both the summer and winter seasons due to its geographic location along the equator.
- Trees that cannot survive this kind of climate system cover their leaves in the summer when there is little to no rainfall in order to minimize water consumption processes that may require water for photosynthesis.
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