'India's climate has characteristics of tropical as well as subtropical climates.' Explain.

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(i) The Tropic of Cancer passes through the middle of India from the Rann of Kuchh in the west to Mizoram in the east.
(ii) Almost half of the country, lying south of the Tropic of Cancer, belongs to the tropical area. All the remaining area, north of the Tropic, lies in the sub-topics.
(iii) Therefore, India's climate has characteristics of tropical as well as subtropical climates.

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