{"id":1149,"date":"2023-06-22T14:06:14","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T08:36:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=1149"},"modified":"2024-04-03T07:01:23","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T01:31:23","slug":"q-the-annual-range-of-temperature-in-the-interior-of-the-continents-is-high-as-compared-to-coastal-areas-what-is-are-the-reasons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-the-annual-range-of-temperature-in-the-interior-of-the-continents-is-high-as-compared-to-coastal-areas-what-is-are-the-reasons","title":{"rendered":"Q. The annual range of temperature in the interior of the continents is high as compared to coastal areas. What is\/are the reason(s)?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" type=\"1\">\n<li>Thermal difference between land and water<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Variation in&nbsp;<strong>altitude&nbsp;<\/strong>between continents and oceans<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Presence of&nbsp;<strong>strong winds<\/strong>&nbsp;in the interior<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Heavy rains<\/strong>&nbsp;in the interior as compared to coasts<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Select the correct answer using the codes given below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"mcq wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 and 2 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 and 3 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1, 2, 3 and 4<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer: (a) 1 only<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Notes:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>One major factor affecting the distribution of the temperature of Earth is the distribution of Land and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/temperature-distribution-of-oceans-upsc\/\">Oceans<\/a>.<\/strong><ul><li>Since there is more land in Northern Hemisphere and more water in the Southern hemisphere and there is a&nbsp;<strong>big difference between the specific heat of land and water; the loss of heat from the continents is bigger than the oceans.<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The&nbsp;<strong>continents get heated faster and get cooled faster in comparison to the Oceans.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This is the reason that the temperatures of the Oceans are moderate while that of continents is extreme.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The moderating effect on the temperature of the land due to the proximity of the seas is called&nbsp;<strong>Maritime influence<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The increasing effect on the temperature of the land at the interior of the continents is&nbsp;<strong>called Continental Influence<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_2d0266-15 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_2d0266-15 .kt-divider{border-top-width:2px;border-top-color:#eee;width:100%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_2d0266-15\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Select the correct answer using the codes given below. 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