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3(c)
Give a geographical reason for each of the following:
Kochi is warmer than Mumbai even though both lie on the western coast of India.
Topic: Latitude and temperature
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Kochi lies at a lower latitude, much nearer the Equator, and so receives the sun’s rays more directly through the year.
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