Question

(D) Answer the following:
(1) How will you express the latitude and
longitude of the North Pole?
(2) How much is the angular distance
between the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic
of Capricorn?
(3) Using a globe, write down the names of
the countries through which the equator
passes.
(4) Write down the main uses of the graticule.​

Answer 1

Answer

1)Latitude is used to express how far north or south you are, relative to the equator. ... If you are near the north pole your latitude is nearly 90 degrees north. If you are near the south pole your latitude is almost 90 degrees south. Conventionally latitude is expressed as degrees north or south

2)46.8738 degrees

3)The equator passes through 13 countries: Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, Sao Tome & Principe, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda, Kenya, Somalia, Maldives, Indonesia and Kiribati.

4)Graticule is a network which can measure the geographical locations by using a scale.It can describe as a grid and there are several measuring units available for scaling graticule.A common example of using graticule is measuring the longitude and latitude on a map.