Question

Give geographical reasons for the following.
> Even in summer Shimla is cooler than Delhi.

Answer 1

Hint:
The reasoning relates to the altitude at which all these locations are situated. Height or elevation above mean sea level The height or elevation above mean sea level is a measure of the vertical distance (height, elevation or altitude) of the position taken as the vertical date in relation to the historical mean sea level. Mean sea levels are influenced over time by climate change and other influences, and by change. For this and other reasons, recorded elevation measurements above sea level can vary at a given time from the actual elevation of a given location above sea level.

Complete answer:
For every 100 m increase in altitude from the sea level, the temperature decreases by 1°C.
Now Shimla, being a hill station, is at a higher elevation above the sea level, that is, 2276 m. On the other hand, Delhi lies in the plains and is at an elevation of 216m above the sea level. Because of this huge difference in altitudes, Shimla is cooler than Delhi even in summers.

Note
Shimla is the capital and the largest city of Himachal Pradesh, an Indian state. It is the state's chief economic, cultural and educational hub.

Shimla is at 31.61°N 77.10°E on the south-western ranges of the Himalayas. It has an average altitude above mean sea level of 2,206 meters (7,238 ft) and stretches along a seven-spur ridge. The city extends from east to west for almost 9.2 kilometres (5.7 mi).

Delhi, officially referred to as the Delhi National Capital Territory (NCT), is an Indian city and union territory comprising the capital of India, New Delhi.