Two cities are at the same latitude on the map
Two cities are at the same latitude on the map. Kabir says their weather must therefore be the same. His sister says not necessarily. Who is right?
Who do you think is right? Pick one.
The answer: His sister is right, distance from the sea, altitude, and mountains also change the weather
Why
Kabir has picked up something true — latitude is the single biggest thing deciding a place's general climate, because it sets how directly the Sun's rays land there. But it is not the only thing. A city right by the sea has milder, less extreme weather than a city far inland at the same latitude, because the sea warms and cools slowly and steadies the air. A city high in the mountains is cooler than a low-lying one at the same latitude. And a city sheltered behind a mountain range can be much drier than one on the range's rainy side. Test it: two places on the same line of latitude — one a humid coastal port, the other a dry desert town far inland — can feel like completely different worlds. His sister is right: the same latitude sets the broad climate, but distance from the sea, altitude, and nearby mountains can make two places' weather very different.
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