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Globe - Latitudes and Longitudes

The document contains questions about latitudes and longitudes on a globe. It asks the learner to identify true/false statements about the Tropic of Capricorn, distance between longitudes, location of the Arctic Circle, and hemispheres. It also asks the learner to fill in blanks about the Frigid Zone, Antarctic Circle, Standard Meridian of India, and Prime Meridian. Finally, it asks how many lines of longitude and latitude there are total, the value of the prime meridian, and latitude of the Tropic of Cancer.

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Globe - Latitudes and Longitudes

The document contains questions about latitudes and longitudes on a globe. It asks the learner to identify true/false statements about the Tropic of Capricorn, distance between longitudes, location of the Arctic Circle, and hemispheres. It also asks the learner to fill in blanks about the Frigid Zone, Antarctic Circle, Standard Meridian of India, and Prime Meridian. Finally, it asks how many lines of longitude and latitude there are total, the value of the prime meridian, and latitude of the Tropic of Cancer.

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Name: ___________________________

Date:__________________

Globe - Latitudes and Longitudes

Q1. State True (T) or false (F).


i. Tropic of Capricorn in the Southern Hemisphere. ________
ii. The distance between the longitudes decreases towards the poles.
______
iii. The Arctic Circle is located in the southern hemisphere. ________
iv. The northern half of the earth is known as the Southern Hemisphere.
____
v. 90 degrees north latitude marks the North Pole and 90 degrees south
latitude marks the South Pole. ________

Q2. Fill in the blanks.

i. The Frigid Zone lies near the _________.


ii. The Antarctic Circle is located in the ______________________.
iii. The ___________________of India is 82½ degree east.
iv. The 0° Meridian is also known as _____________________.
v. The southern half is known as the _________________Hemisphere.

Q3. How many lines of longitude are there in total?


Ans.
___________________________________________________
_________

Q4. How many latitudes are there in total?


Ans.
___________________________________________________
_________

Q5. What is the value of the prime meridian?


Ans.
___________________________________________________
_________

Q6. What is the latitudinal value of the Tropic of Cancer?


Ans.
___________________________________________________
_________

Globe - Latitudes and Longitudes


Q1. State True (T) or false (F).

i. Tropic of Capricorn in the Southern Hemisphere. True


ii. The distance between the longitudes decreases towards the poles. True
iii. The Arctic Circle is located in the southern hemisphere. False
iv. The northern half of the earth is known as the Southern Hemisphere.
False
v. 90 degrees north latitude marks the North Pole and 90 degrees south
latitude marks the South Pole. True

Q2. Fill in the blanks.

i. The Frigid Zone lies near the Poles.


ii. The Antarctic Circle is located in the southern hemisphere.
iii. The Standard Meridian of India is 82½ degree east.
iv. The 0° Meridian is also known as Prime Meridian.
v. The southern half is known as the Southern Hemisphere.

Q3. How many lines of longitude are there in total?


Ans. 360

Q4. How many latitudes are there in total?


Ans. 180

Q5. What is the value of the prime meridian?


Ans. The value of the prime meridian is zero degree.
Q6. What is the latitudinal value of the Tropic of Cancer?
Ans. The latitudinal value of the Tropic of Cancer is 23½ degrees north.

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