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Question
Distinguish between
Location, extent and boundaries of India and Brazil
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Solution
| India | Brazil | |
| 1. | Location based on hemisphere | |
| India is located in the Northern and the Eastern hemisphere. | Some part of Brazil lies in the Northern hemisphere while most of it lies in the Southern hemisphere and the Western hemisphere. | |
| 2. | Location based on continent | |
| India is located in Asian continent. | Brazil is located in north of South American continent. | |
| 3. | Latitudinal extent | |
| Latitudinal extent of India is 8° 4' N to 37° 6' N latitude. | Latitudinal extent of Brazil is 5° 15' N to 33° 45' S latitude. | |
| 4. | Longitudinal extent | |
| Longitudinal extent of India is 68° 7' E to 97° 25' E longitude. | Longitudinal extent of Brazil 34° 45' W to 73° 48' W longitude. | |
| 5. | Boundaries | |
| North - China, Nepal, Bhutan, Afghanistan East - Bangladesh, Myanmar, Bay of Bengal South - Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Indian Ocean West - Pakistan, Arabian Sea |
North - French Guiana, Suriname, Guyana, Venezuela, North Atlantic Ocean East - South Atlantic Ocean South - Argentina, Uruguay West - Colombia, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay |
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