Social Sciences, asked by jkjackal7289, 11 months ago

Mike is standing at 40* degree north latitude and Tim is standing at 12* degree north latitude. Who is closer to the equator?

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Answered by topanswers

Answer:

Tim, who is standing at 12 degree north latitude, is closer to the Equator.

Explanation:

Equator is the largest of the imaginary circles (lines) of the latitudes and it is denoted as 0 degree.

Tropic of cancer is at 23.5 degree north and Tropic of Capricorn is at 23.5 degree south.

North and South poles are at 90 degree north and south respectively.

Mike who is standing at 40 degree north is far from Equator when compared to Tim who is standing at 12 degree north.

So, Tim is closer to the Equator.

Answered by skyfall63

Explanation:

The Equator is an imaginary line that separates the earth into two halves.
According to the Geographic Coordinate System, the equator is located at 0 Degree parallel to both North and South pole.
The North pole is located at 90 degrees in the North direction whereas South pole is 90 degrees in the South direction.
In the given question, both latitudes used are North only.
We have to look at the degree at which Mike and Tim are standing.
Mike is standing at 40 degrees means it is 40 degrees away from the Equator while Tim is standing at 12 degrees and only 12 degrees away from the Equator.
So, the nearest distance is 12 degree means Tim is more close to the Equator as compared to Mike.

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