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Question
Why do places at higher altitudes and the coastal regions have moderate temperatures in summers ?
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Solution
Places at high altitudes have moderate temperatures due to their height above sea level (temperature decreases with an increase in height above sea level).
Places at coastal regions have moderate temperatures due to their closeness to the sea.
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