Question

Why does the torrid zone receive maximum amount of heat?
Why is it 5.30 p.m. in India and 12.00 noon in London?
the correct answers.
The value of the prime meridian is
U 90°
fill) 60°
The frigid zone lles near
(i) the Poles (ii) the Equator (iii) the Tropic of Ca
The total number of longitudes are
1 360
(il) 180
(iii) 90
(i) 0
The Antarctic circle is located in
the Northern hemisphere
in the Southern hemisphere
D) the Past​

Answer 1

Answer:

Why does the torrid zone receive maximum amount of heat?

The mid-day sun directly faces the area between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn. So the heat received is maximum at these latitudes. These latitudes fall under the Torrid Zone.

Why is it 5.30 p.m. in India and 12.00 noon in London?

In London, the Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) is followed. The Indian Standard Meridian is located 82½° east of the Prime Meridian. Thus the Indian Standard Time (IST) is 5 hours and 30 minutes ahead of GMT. So, when it is 12 noon in London, it is 5.30 P.M. in India.

The value of the prime meridian is

U 90°

fill) 60°

The value of “the prime meridian” is 0 Degree.  

A prime meridian is a meridian which divide the earth into two parts, namely, eastern and western hemisphere. Prime meridian is not actual like the equator.  The prime meridian goes through Greenwich (England). It is helpful for time determination and uniform time’s expression, for navigation purpose and for making maps and globes. It was established by Mr.”Sir George Airy” of England.

The total number of longitudes are

179 eastern longitudes, 179 western longitudes, one GMT line; 0 degree longitude line, and a 180 degree eastern or western longitude (the 180 eastern and the 180 western is the same). The 180 degree longitude line is also known as International Date Line.

The Antarctic circle is located in

The Antarctic Circle is the northernmost latitude in the Southern Hemisphere at which the centre of the sun can remain continuously above the horizon for twenty-four hours; as a result, at least once each year at any location within the Antarctic Circle the centre of the sun is visible at local midnight, and at least once the centre of the sun is obscured at local noon

Answer 2

Answer:

1. The torrid zone receives the maximum amount of heat throughout the year because the rays of the sun fall vertcally on this regon. This is located between the tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn in 23 1/2N to 23 1/2 S.
2. The Earth rotates 1° in four minute. ... Therefore, the time in India is 5 hrs and 28 minutes ahead of London (since India is located to the east of Greenwich). So if the time in London is 12:00 pm, we will add 5 hrs and 30 minutes to it which will be 5:30 pm.