Question

1. Answer the following questions in brief :
1. How can the position of a place be fixed on a map ?

2. Mention any two methods to find the latitude of a place.

3. State the units of measurement of latitudes and longitudes
4. Why are lines of latitude called parallels of latitude ?​

Answer 1

Answer:

1.The position of place is fixed in map due to attitude and longitude

Answer 2

Answer:

1. ᴛʜᴇ ᴩᴏꜱɪᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏꜰ ᴩʟᴀᴄᴇ ɪꜱ ꜰɪxᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴍᴀᴩ ᴅᴜᴇ ᴛᴏ ʟᴀᴛɪᴛᴜᴅᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴏɴɢɪᴛᴜᴅᴇ
2. ᴅɪꜰꜰᴇʀᴇɴᴛ ᴍᴇᴛʜᴏᴅꜱ ᴀʀᴇ ᴜꜱᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴇᴛᴇʀᴍɪɴᴇ ɢᴇᴏɢʀᴀᴩʜɪᴄ ʟᴀᴛɪᴛᴜᴅᴇ, ᴀꜱ ʙy ᴛᴀᴋɪɴɢ ᴀɴɢʟᴇ-ꜱɪɢʜᴛꜱ ᴏɴ ᴄᴇʀᴛᴀɪɴ ᴩᴏʟᴀʀ ꜱᴛᴀʀꜱ ᴏʀ ʙy ᴍᴇᴀꜱᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀ ꜱᴇxᴛᴀɴᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀɴɢʟᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴏᴏɴ ꜱᴜɴ ᴀʙᴏᴠᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴏʀɪᴢᴏɴ.
3. ᴛʜᴇ ᴜɴɪᴛ ᴏꜰ ᴍᴇᴀꜱᴜʀᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏꜰ ʟᴀᴛɪᴛᴜᴅᴇꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ʟᴏɴɢɪᴛᴜᴅᴇꜱ ɪꜱ ᴅᴇɢʀᴇᴇꜱ, ᴍɪɴᴜᴛᴇꜱ ᴀɴᴅ ꜱᴇᴄᴏɴᴅ.
4. ᴄɪʀᴄʟᴇꜱ ᴏꜰ ʟᴀᴛɪᴛᴜᴅᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴏꜰᴛᴇɴ ᴄᴀʟʟᴇᴅ ᴩᴀʀᴀʟʟᴇʟꜱ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜꜱᴇ ᴛʜᴇy ᴀʀᴇ ᴩᴀʀᴀʟʟᴇʟ ᴛᴏ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ; ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɪꜱ, ᴩʟᴀɴᴇꜱ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴏɴᴛᴀɪɴ ᴀɴy ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇꜱᴇ ᴄɪʀᴄʟᴇꜱ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ɪɴᴛᴇʀꜱᴇᴄᴛ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ. ᴀ ʟᴏᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ'ꜱ ᴩᴏꜱɪᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀʟᴏɴɢ ᴀ ᴄɪʀᴄʟᴇ ᴏꜰ ʟᴀᴛɪᴛᴜᴅᴇ ɪꜱ ɢɪᴠᴇɴ ʙy ɪᴛꜱ ʟᴏɴɢɪᴛᴜᴅᴇ