1. What are longitudes? Write their importance in calculating time on the earth? very short ans please
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this is standard time of earth . Earth rotates from west to east so that sun arises from east and sunlight takes 4 minutes to cross one degree longitude means 360×4=1440 minutes or 24 hour
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Longitude is a way to say where a place is on the Earth. It is measured starting from an imaginary north-south line called the Prime Meridian. (A meridian is an imaginary line drawn from the North Pole to the South Pole.) ... Longitude is measured using degrees, the same way an angle ihs.
Longitude facilitates vertical extent of a geographical entity. Longitudes along with latitudes are very important in making precise maps of various parts of the globe. They are the basis for map making or cartography
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