ReasoningEasy1 mark
10(iii)
Give one geographical reason to explain each of the following:
The cotton textile industry is widely distributed in India.
Topic: Cotton textile industry
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Cotton is a light, non-perishable raw material and cloth has a market everywhere, so mills can be set up wherever labour, power and transport are available — hence the industry’s wide spread.
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