3. What is meant by Prime Meridian?
4. Explain why there is no higher latitude other than
90 degrees North and South
5. Explain why Lines of Longitudes are called Meridian
of Longitude
6. State two properties of the Lines of Latitude.
7. State two properties of Lines of Longitude.
8. The distance between two successive parallels of
latitudes is 111 km. Explain.
9. What are the limits of two Temperate Zones?
10. Why are the places in the Torrid Zone hotter than
those in other zones?
11. Why are the places in the Frigid Zone colder than
Answers
Answer:
3.prime meridian
a planet's meridian adopted as the zero of longitude.
11..: The Frigid Zone is the coldest zone because it is the furthest from the equator and the Torrid Zone is the hottest zone because it is the closest to the equator
Answer:
11. As you know that the equator receives direct heat from the sun and the frigid zone is far from the equator and receives less sun light, hence, the frigid zone is the coldest from other zones.
10. Because the torrid zone receives direct sunlight.
8. The distance between each latitude is approximately 111km, as Earth represents 360° and the circumference of the Earth is 40000 km.
Thus, 40000/360° = 111 km
7. the two properties of longitude are-
i. the 180° longitude and prime meridian form a complete circle.
ii. It helps us to locate places.
6. the two properties of latitudes are -
i. the latitude divides the circle into two halves.
ii. altogether there are 180 parallels at 1°
3. prime meridian is the longitude of 0° passing through Greenwich near London.