Question

8. Fill in the blanks : 1. The divides the Earth into Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere. 2. The North Pole is marked as 3. The 2342° North latitude is called 4. The 6672 South latitude is called 5. The network of Latitudes and Longitudes is called a 6. There are meridians on the globe. 7. There are number of latitudes on the globe. 8. The part of the Earth to the east of is called the Eastern Hemisphere.​

Answer 1

The North Pole is by definition the northernmost point on the Earth, lying diametrically opposite the South Pole. It defines geodetic latitude 90° North, as well as the direction of true north.

Answer 2

Aside the equator, all latitudes are small circles.

2. Always parallel to one another.

3. True east-west lines.

4. Important for the determination of the climatic

types of places.

A mesh of intersecting Latitudes and Longitudes drawn on a map produce a Geographic Grid, a Reference Grid or Graticule.

Geographic Grid is used to identify locations on the earth. A modern instrument for determining locations is termed Global Positioning System.

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