Question

Write a letter to the representative of UNESCO to enlist a heritage of your community in the world heritage list and also mention the reason for it.

Answer 1

(i) Lines of latitude are called parallels of latitude as these lines are parallel to the Equator and each other.

(ii) Lines of latitude are not of equal length as they become smaller as we move towards the poles.

(iii) Lines of latitude carve out the heat zones of the earth as the temperature goes on decreasing from the equator towards the poles. Thus, these lines indicate the general climate of an area by applying the principle of heat zones.

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