Question

Answer the following questions. (Any four) [4*5=20]
1. What is latitude? State any four usefulness of it.
2. Write a letter to your friend describing the physical features of the region where you
live.
3. What is disaster management? Write any four causes of road accident.
4. 'Conflict is the main cause of social violence". Justify the statement.
5. Mention the causes and consequences of rapid population growth.​

Answer 1

Explanation:

1. latitude is a geographic coordinate that specifies the north–south position of a point on the Earth's surface. Latitude is an angle (defined below) which ranges from 0° at the Equator to 90° (North or South) at the poles. Lines of constant latitude, or parallels, run east–west as circles parallel to the equator. Latitude is used together with longitude to specify the precise location of features on the surface of the Earth. On its own, the term latitude should be taken to be the geodetic latitude as defined below. Briefly, geodetic latitude at a point is the angle formed by the vector perpendicular (or normal) to the ellipsoidal surface from that point, and the equatorial plane. Also defined are six auxiliary latitudes that are used in special applications.
2. Latitude and longitude make up the grid system that helps us identify absolute, or exact, locations on the Earth's surface. You can use latitude and longitude to identify specific locations. Latitude and longitude are also helpful in identifying landmarks.

Besides the equator (0°), the North Pole (90°N) and the South Pole (90° S), there are four important parallels of latitudes– (i) Tropic of Cancer (23½° N) in the Northern Hemisphere. (ii) Tropic of Capricorn (23½° S) in the Southern Hemisphere. (iii) Arctic Circle at 66½° north of the equator.

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Causes of Road Accidents

Causes of Road AccidentsOver Speeding.

Causes of Road AccidentsOver Speeding.Drunken Driving.

Causes of Road AccidentsOver Speeding.Drunken Driving.Distractions to Driver.

Causes of Road AccidentsOver Speeding.Drunken Driving.Distractions to Driver.Red Light Jumping.

Causes of Road AccidentsOver Speeding.Drunken Driving.Distractions to Driver.Red Light Jumping.Avoiding Safety Gears like Seat belts and Helmets.

Causes of Road AccidentsOver Speeding.Drunken Driving.Distractions to Driver.Red Light Jumping.Avoiding Safety Gears like Seat belts and Helmets.Non-adherence to lane driving and overtaking in a wrong manner.