Globe Latitudes And Longitudes

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Globe Latitudes And Longitudes Exercises

Question 1. Answer the following questions briefly:

  1. What is the true shape of the earth?
  2. What is a globe?
  3. What is the latitudinal value of the Tropic of Cancer?
  4. What are the three heat zones of the Earth?
  5. What are the parallels of latitude and meridians of longitude?
  6. Why does the torrid zone receive the maximum amount of heat?
  7. Why is it 5.30 p.m. in India and noon in London?

Answer:

(1). The true shape of the earth is a geoid-earth-like shape. In other words, it is orange-shaped.

(2). Globe: A Globe is a three-dimensional model of the earth which shows the earth in its actual shape, with all continents, and oceans marked at their respective places.

(3). 231/2° N.

(4). (1). Torrid Zone, (2). Temperate Zone, (3). Frigid Zone.

(5) Parallels of Latitudes and Meridians of Longitudes:

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

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(6) The Torrid Zone receives the maximum amount of heat because for the following reasons:

  • The sun shines perpendicularly between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn throughout the year.
  • Perpendicular sun rays give more heat than slanting sun rays.

(7) It is 5.30 p.m. in India when it is noon in London* because of the following reasons:

  • London is located at 0° longitude while a time of 82 1/2° E longitude is taken as standard time in India.
  • There is a difference of 82 1/2° between the longitude of London and the Standard Meridian of India (82 1/2° E).
  • Time in India is ahead of London. The time difference is 4 minutes ahead at every longitude towards the east.
  • Hence time in India is ahead of London by 5.30 hours (4 x 82 1/2 = 330 minutes or 5.30 hours).

Question 2. Match the correct answers.

(1). The value of the prime meridian is

  1. 90°
  2. 0°
  3. 60°

Answer: 2. 0°

(2). The frigid zone lies near

  1. The Poles
  2. The Equator
  3. The Tropic of Cancer

Answer: 1. The Poles

(3). The total number of longitudes are

  1. 360
  2. 180
  3. 90

Answer: 1. 360

(4). The Antarctic Circle is located in

  1. The Northern hemisphere
  2. The Southern hemisphere
  3. The Eastern hemisphere

Answer: The Southern hemisphere

(5). Grid is a network of

  1. Parallels of latitudes and meridians of longitudes
  2. The Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn
  3. The North Pole and the South Pole.

Answer: Parallels of latitudes and meridians of longitudes

Question 3. Fill in the blanks:

(1). The Tropic of Capricorn is located at ___________.

Answer: 23 1/2° South of equator

(2). The Standard Meridian of India is ____________.

Answer: 82 1/2° E

(3). The 0° Meridian is also known as _________.

Answer: Prime Meridian or Greenwich Line

(4). The distance between the longitudes decreases towards __________.

Answer: Poles

(5). The Arctic Circle is located in the ________ hemisphere.

Answer: Northern

Question 4. How to locate a place on it (the Earth or Globe)?

Answer:

If we want to locate a place on the globe we have to do the following exercise:

  • First, we have to know the latitude and longitude of that place.
  • Now we draw the meridian and parallel of latitude of that place based on its longitude and latitude.
  • For example, Dhubri in Assam is situated at 26° N latitude and 90°E longitude.
  • The point where these meridian and parallel latitudes intersect themselves will be the location of that place.

Question 5. How many Torrid and Temperate Zones are there on the earth?

Answer:

On the earth,

  1. There is only one Torrid Zone lying between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.
  2. There are two separate zones.
    • North Temperate Zone lies between the Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle in the Northern Hemisphere.
    • South Temperate Zone lies between the Tropic of Capricorn and Antarctic Circle in the Southern Hemisphere.

Question 6. Do all longitudes meet at the same place?

Answer:

Yes, all the longitudes meet at the North Pole and South Pole. They are semicircles.

Question 7. Find out the location of different circles.

Answer:

Globe Latitudes And Longitudes Location Of Different Circles

Question 8. Do you know what is the time difference between India and England?

Answer:

The time difference between India and England is 5.30 hours.

  1. If it is noon in England, it is 5.30 p.m. in India; because time is ahead in India than in England by 5.30 hours.
  2. This can be calculated in the following manner:
    • Difference between 0° longitude and 82 1/2° E longitude = 82W
    • Time in the East is ahead by 4 minutes on passing every meridian
    • Hence time ahead 82 1/2 x 4 = 330 minutes or 5.30 hours.

Globe Latitudes And Longitudes Very Short Type Questions And Answers

Question 1. Define a latitude.

Answer:

All the (imaginary) circular lines from the equator on both sides (North and South) are called latitude. Latitudes are 10° to 90° north of the equator and 10° to 90° south of the equator.

Question 2. What are the latitudes of North and South Poles?

Answer:

The distance between the North Pole and the South Pole from the equator is 90°. So, the latitude of the North Pole is 90° N and that of the South Pole is 90° S.

Question 3. What is the difference between the Parallels of Latitude and the Meridians of Longitude?

Answer:

The difference between the Parallels of Latitude and the Meridians of Longitude is given below:

Globe Latitudes And Longitudes Difference Between Parallels Of Latitude And The Meridians Of Longitude

Question 4. How is the globe advantageous?

Answer:

Globe is smaller in shape and is easy to carry and use. It shows the correct size of the earth on a small scale, and all its features too.

Question 5. Which two islands are on the same latitude i.e., 20° S?

Answer:

The two islands are Mauritius in the Indian Ocean and Tonga islands in the Atlantic Ocean.

Question 6. Which two places are on the same latitude but in different hemispheres?

Answer:

The two places are Chandrapur in Maharashtra at 20° N and Belo Horizonte in Brazil at 20° S.

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Globe Latitudes And Longitudes Short Types Questions And Answers

Question 1. What are the different types of globes?

Answer:

  1. A globe is a three-dimensional model representing the true shape of the Earth.
  2. Globes are of various sizes and types:
    • Big Size Globe. Cannot be carried easily.
    • Small Pocket Globe
    • Balloon Like Globe. They can be inflated and are handy and carried with ease.

Question 2. Define local time.

Answer:

Local Time:

  1. Local time is calculated by the position of the sun at noon in a given place.
  2. It is based on the local meridian passing through that place.
  3. The places lying North and South on the same meridian will have the same local time. On the other hand, the places lying East or West of that meridian have different local times.

Globe Latitudes And Longitudes Long Type Questions And And Answers

Question 1. Describe important parallels of latitudes.

Answer:

Important Parallels.

Equator:

  • The Equator is the longest parallel running in the East-West direction.
  • It is a great circle.

Tropic of Cancer:

It is parallel to 23 1/2° N in the Northern Hemisphere.

Tropic of Capricorn:

It is parallel to 23 1/2° S in the Southern Hemisphere.

Arctic Circle:

It lies at 66 1/2° north of the equator.

Antarctic Circle:

It lies at 66 1/2° south of the equator.

90° Parallel:

  • It is shown by a point.
  • Its length is zero.

North Pole:

It is at 90° north of the equator.

South Pole:

It is at 90° south of the equator.

Globe Latitudes And Longitudes Major Parallels Of Latitudes

Question 2. Describe major heat zones of the Earth.

Answer:

Globe Latitudes And Longitudes Heat Zones

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Question 3. Explain the major features of meridians.

Answer:

 

Globe Latitudes And Longitudes Meridians Of Longitudes

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Question 4. Try to identify the latitudes and longitudes of the points given in the following grid.

Globe Latitudes And Longitudes The Latitude And Longitudes Of The Points

Answer:

Globe Latitudes And Longitudes The Latitude And Longitudes Of The Points Given In The Grid

Question 5. How do longitudes help us in calculating time?

Answer:

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Question 6. What is Standard Time?

Answer:

CBSE Class 6 Geography - Standard Time

Question 7. Kabeer lives in a small town near Bhopal. He tells his friend Alok that they will not be able to sleep tonight. A day and night cricket match between India and England had started at 2 p.m. in London. This means that the match would finish well after 1 a.m. in the night. The match according to Indian Standard Time (IST) started at 7.30 p.m. Do you know what is the time difference between India and England?

Answer:

  1. Vindhyachal (Mirzapur Distt., U.P.)—India is located east of Greenwich at 82°30′ E. Its time is 5 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Greenwich (London) (The GMT).
  2. So it will be 5.30 p.m. in India when it is noon in London.
  3. When the cricket match starts in London at 2 p.m.; the time in India will be 7.30 p.m. at that time.
  4. Kabeer will not be able to sleep early that night because the match will be seen in India during the night.

Globe Latitudes And Longitudes Multiple Choice Questions And Answers

Question 1. What is a globe?

  1. Earth
  2. A true model of the earth
  3. Both (1) and (2)
  4. None of these

Answer: 2. True model of the earth

Question 2. Which of the following are shown on the globe in their true comparative size?

  1. Countries
  2. Continents
  3. Oceans
  4. All of these

Answer: 4. All of these

Question 3. What is called a needle fixed through the globe in a tilted manner?

  1. Orbit
  2. Axis
  3. Latitude
  4. Longitude

Answer: 2. Axis

Question 4. What divides the earth into the northern hemisphere and the southern hemisphere?

  1. Tropic of Capricorn
  2. Tropic of Cancer
  3. Equator
  4. Arctic Circle

Answer: 3. Equator

Question 5. Between which parallels of latitudes is the Torrid Zone situated?

  1. Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn
  2. Tropic of Cancer and Arctic Circle
  3. Tropic of Capricorn and Antarctic Circle
  4. None of these

Answer: 1. Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn

Question 6. Which of the following zones is situated between 66°30′ S and the poles?

  1. Torrid Zone
  2. Temperate Zone
  3. Frigid Zone
  4. All of these

Answer: 3. Frigid Zone

Question 7. What divides the earth into the eastern and the western hemispheres?

  1. Equator
  2. Prime Meridian
  3. 82° 30′ E
  4. None of these

Answer: 2. Prime Meridian

Question 8. In which ocean are Tonga Islands situated?

  1. Indian Ocean
  2. Atlantic Ocean
  3. Pacific Ocean
  4. None of these

Answer: 3. Pacific Ocean

Question 9. Which place is located at the intersection of 26° N and 90° E?

  1. Dhubri
  2. Mauritius
  3. Tonga
  4. Meerut

Answer: 1. Dhubri

Question 10. What time does Earth take, to rotate one-degree longitude?

  1. 4 minutes
  2. 15 minutes
  3. 10 minutes
  4. None of these

Answer: 1. 4 minutes

Question 11. What is the time difference between the time of Dwarka in Gujarat and the time of Dibrugarh in Assam?

  1. 2 hours
  2. 1 hour and 30 minutes
  3. 1 hour and 45 minutes
  4. 5 hours and 30 minutes

Answer: 3. 1 hour and 45 minutes

Question 12. The time of India is ahead of that of England by

  1. 2 hours
  2. 5 hours and 30 minutes
  3. 3 hours
  4. None of these

Answer: 2. 5 hours and 30 minutes

Globe Latitudes And Longitudes Objective Type Questions And Answers

Question 1. Fill in the blanks with appropriate words:

(1). Earth has been divided into _________ time zone of __________ hours each.

Answer: 24, 1

(2). Tropic of __________ passes through India.

Answer: Cancer

(3). There are ___________ time zones as we move away from the equator.

Answer: 11(eleven)

(4). Latitude _________ in size as we move away from the equator.

Answer: Decreases

(5). India is _________ ahead of GMT.

Answer: % hours and 30 minutes

(6). Globe is a true model of the _________

Answer: Earth

Question 2. Match the contents of Column A with that of Column B:

Globe Latitudes And Longitudes Match The Column

Answer: 1-(c), 2-(d), 3-(a), 4-(e), 5-(f), 6-(b)

Question 3. State whether the given statements are true or false:

(1). The difference between GMT and any place at 180° longitude would be 12 hours.

Answer: True

(2). Rotation of the earth on its axis is from east to west.

Answer: False

(3). The axis of the earth is tilted as shown in the globe.

Answer: Ture

(4). Poles lie in the temperate zones.

Answer: False

(5). Places to the East of Greenwich are ahead of their time.

Answer: True

(6). All places on the same longitude have the same time.

Answer: True

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