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Question
Give a geographical reason for each of the following:
The city of Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh has a higher range of temperature than that of Chennai in Tamil Nadu.
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Solution
The city of Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh lies in the interiors of the plain region. The plain regions experience the continental type of climate with a wider range of temperature. Chennai, on the other hand, is a coastal region and experiences the moderate type of climate in which the range of temperature is low.
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