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Chapter 2 Globe Latitudes and Longitudes Solutions

Question - 1 : - What is the true shape of the earth?What is the true shape of the earth?

Answer - 1 : - The true shape of the Earth is geoid-earth like shape. In other words, it is orange shaped.

Question - 2 : -  What is the globe?

Answer - 2 : - Globe. Globe is the three dimensional model of the earth.

Question - 3 : - What is the latitudinal value of the Tropic of Cancer?

Answer - 3 : -

Question - 4 : - What are the three heat zones of the Earth?

Answer - 4 : -

(i) Torrid Zone
(ii) Temperate Zone
(iii) Frigid Zone.

Question - 5 : - What are parallels of latitude and meridians of longitude?

Answer - 5 : -

Parallels of Latitudes and Meridians of Longitudes:
Parallels of Latitudes:
All the parallel circles from the equator to the poles are called parallels of latitudes.
Meridians of Longitudes:
All the semi-circles which join north pole to south pole are termed as meridians of longitudes.

Question - 6 : - Why does the Torrid Zone receive the maximum amount of heat?

Answer - 6 : -

Torrid Zone receives the maximum amount of heat because of the following reasons:

  1. The Sun shines perpendicular between Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn throughout the year.
  2. Perpendicular sun rays give more heat than slanting sun rays.

Question - 7 : - Why is it 5.30 p.m in India when it is 12.00 noon in London?

Answer - 7 : -


It is 5.30 p.m. inIndia when it is 12.00 noon in London because of the following reasons:

·        London is located at0° longitude while the time of E longitude is taken as standard time inIndia.

·        There is a differenceof between the longitude of London andthe Standard Meridian of India (E).

·        Time in India is aheadof London. It is 4 minutes ahead at every longitude towards east.

·        Hence time in India isahead of London by 5.30 hours (4 x = 330 minutes or 5.30 hours).

Question - 8 : -
 Tick the correct answer:

(a)The value of the prime meridian is
(i) 90°                    (ii) 0°                      (iii) 60°

(b)The frigid zone lies near
(i) the Poles              (ii) the Equator             (iii) the Tropic of Cancer

(c)The total number of longitudes are
(i) 360                    (ii) 180                      (iii) 90

(d) The Antarctic Circle is located in
(i) the Northern Hemisphere
(ii) the Southern Hemisphere
(iii) the Eastern Hemisphere

(e) 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

Answer - 8 : - (a)-(ii), 

(b)-(i),
(c)-(i), 
(d)-(ii),
 (e)-(i).

Question - 9 : -
Fill in the blanks.

The Tropic of Capricorn is located at…………………..
The Standard Meridian of India is…………………..
The 0° Meridian is also known as…………………..
The distance between the longitudes decreases towards ……………………….
The Arctic Circle is located in the……………….

Answer - 9 : -

  1. 23 1/2° S
  2. 82 1/2° E
  3. Prime Meridian
  4. Prime Meridian
  5. Northern.

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