Question

C. Answer the following questions in short.
1. What are longitudes and latitudes?
2. Name some important Lines of Latitude.
3. What is the Prime Meridian?
4. How many Lines of Latitude are there? 161
5. Why is it important to have a uniform time corresponding to the prime meridian?​

Answer 1

Explanation:

1) Latitude: Latitude is a geographical coordinates that specifies north-south position on earth surface. latitude is an angle which range from zero degree to 90 degree.

Longitude: Longitude is a geographical coordinates which specifies east- west position on earth surface.

2) Important lines of latitude:

• the equator (0°)

• the Tropic of Cancer (23.5° north)

• the Tropic of Capricorn (23.5° south)

• the Arctic circle (66.5° north)

• the Antarctic circle (66.5° south)

• the North Pole (90° north)

• the South Pole (90° south)

3)The Prime Meridian is the imaginary line used to indicate 0∘ longitude that passes through Greenwich.

4) There are 180 lines of latitude.

5)In order to maintain international uniformity, one uniform time, corresponding to the Prime meridian, is adopted by all countries.

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