Chapter 2: Globe-Latitude and Longitude (Solutions)
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I. Answer the following questions briefly

Q 1. What is the true shape of the Earth?

Answer: The true shape of the Earth is Geoid. It is slightly flattened at the top and bottom and slightly bulging in the middle.

Q 2. What is a globe?

Answer: A globe is a small, miniature, three dimensional model of earth.

Q 3. What is the latitudinal value of the Tropic of Cancer?

Answer: The latitudinal value of Tropic of Cancer is 23½° N.

Q 4. What are the three heat zones of the Earth?

Answer: The three heat zones of the Earth are,

  1. Torrid zone
  2. Temperate zone
  3. Frigid zone

Q 5. What are parallels of latitude and meridians of longitude?

Answer: All parallel circles from the equator up to poles are called parallels of latitude. The lines of reference running from North pole to South pole are called meridians of longitude.

Q 6. Why does the Torrid Zone receive maximum amount of heat?

Answer: At Torrid Zone, the mid-day sun is exactly overhead at least once a year on all latitudes in between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. Therefore this area receives the maximum heat.

Q 7. Why is it 5.30 p.m. in India and 12.00 noon in London?

Answer: It is 5.30 p.m. in India and 12.00 noon in London because the time difference between India and London is five and a half hours. As India is located east of Greenwich at 82° 30’ E, it is 5 hours 30 minutes ahead of GMT.

 

II. Tick the correct answer

1. The value of the prime meridian is

(i) 90°

(ii) 0°

(iii) 30°

2. The frigid zone lies near

(i) The poles

(ii) the equator

(iii) the tropic of Cancer

3. The total number of longitudes are

(i) 360

(ii) 180

(iii) 90

4. The Antarctic circle is located in

(i) Northern hemisphere

(ii) Southern hemisphere

(iii) Eastern hemisphere

5. Grid is a network of

(i) Parallels of latitudes and meridians of longitudes

(ii) The Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn

(iii) The North Pole and the South Pole

 

III. Fill in the blanks

  1. The Tropic of Capricorn is located at 23½° S.
  2. The Standard Meridian of India is 82° 30’ E
  3. The 0° Meridian is also known as prime meridian.
  4. The distance between the longitudes decreases towards poles.
  5. The Arctic Circle is located in the Northern hemisphere.

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