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Are the sentences right or wrong? Rewrite the wrong ones

(a) Brazil is mainly located in the Southern Hemisphere.


(b) Tropic of Capricorn passes through the middle of India.


(c) The longitudinal extent of Brazil is less than India.


(d) The Equator passes through the northern part of Brazil.


(e) Brazil has a coastline along the Pacific Ocean.


(f) Pakistan is a neighboring country to the southeast of India.


(g) The southern part of India is called Peninsula.

a) is right. It is mainly located in the southern hemisphere while some of its parts also lie in the northern and western hemisphere.


b) is wrong. Tropic of Cancer is the circle marking the latitude 23.5 degrees north. It passes through the middle of India. It passes through eight states of India - Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tripura, Mizoram.


c) is wrong. The longitudinal extent of Brazil is more than India. The longitudinal extent of India is approximately 30 degrees where the same of Brazil is 39 degrees.


d) is right. The Equator passes through the northern part of Brazil. The Equator is also known as 0-degree latitude.


e) is wrong. Brazil has a coastline along the North and South Atlantic Ocean.


f) is wrong. Pakistan is a neighbouring country to the north west of India.


g) is right. The southern part of India is called Peninsula. Peninsula is the region surrounded by water from the majority of its sides.


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