Question
What are the implications of the vast latitudinal extent of the country ?
Solution
India extends from 8°.4'N to 37°.6' N in latitudes. The latitudinal extent is of 30° and the actual distances from east to west is 2933 km.
The southern half of the country lies within the tropics and the northern half in the sub tropical zone or the warm temperate zone. This location has been responsible for the wide variety of rich flora and fauna. Indian farmers are also highly benefitted by this vast extent and ideal temperature conditions to grow a variety of crops such as rice, wheat, jowar, maize and fruits ranging from equatorial to temperate regions such as pine apple, mango, apples, etc.
