NCERT Solutions for Chapter 2 Globe: Latitudes and Longitudes Class 6 Geography
Book Solutions
1(a)
Answer the following questions briefly.
What is the true shape of the earth?
Answer
Earth is slightly flattened at the North and the South Poles and bulge in the middle.
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1(b)
Answer the following questions briefly.
What is a globe? Answer
Globe is a true model (miniature form) of the earth.
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1(c)
Answer the following questions briefly.
What is the latitudinal value of the Tropic of Cancer? Answer
The Tropic of Cancer lies at 23½º North of the equator.
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1(d)
Answer the following questions briefly.
What are the three heat zones of the Earth? Answer
The three heat zones of the Earth are Torrid Zone, Temperate Zone and Frigid Zone.
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1(e)
Answer the following questions briefly.
What are parallels of latitude and meridians of longitude?
Answer
All imaginary parallel circles from the equator to the poles are called parallels of latitude.
The imaginary set of semi-circle lines that run from North Pole to South Pole are called meridians of longitude.
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1(f
Answer the following questions briefly.
Why does the torrid zone receive maximum amount of heat?
Answer
Torrid zone lies between the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn. The mid-day sun is exactly overhead at least once a year on all latitudes in this area. Therefore, torrid zone receive maximum amount of heat.
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1(g)
Answer the following questions briefly.
Why is it 5.30 p.m. in India and 12.00 noon in London? Answer
London is situated at 0º longitude i.e., Greenwich mean time (GMT). India located east of Greenwich at 82° 30' E is 5 hours and 30 minutes ahead of GMT. Sp, when it is 5.30 p.m. in India, it is 12.00 noon in London.
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2
Tick the correct answers.
(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 merdians of longitudes
(ii) the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn
(iii) the North Pole and the South Pole
Answer
(a) (ii) 0°
(b) (i) the Poles
(c) (i) 360
(d) (ii) the Southern hemisphere
(e) (i) parallels of latitudes and merdians of longitudes
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3
Fill in the blanks.
(a) The Tropic of Capricorn is located at _________________.
(b) The Standard Meridian of India is ____________________.
(c) The 0° Meridian is also known as ____________________.
(d) The distance between the longitudes decreases towards___________.
(e) The Arctic Circle is located in the ____________ hemisphere.
Answer
(a) 23 ½o south of the Equator.
(b) 82½o E.
(c) Prime Meridian
(d) poles
(e) Northern
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