Question

You have seen a tennis ball, a cricket ball, an orange and a pumpkin. Which one amongst these resembles the shape of the earth? Why have you chosen this particular item to describe the shape of the earth?NCERT Solutions for Class 11th Geography Fundamental of Physical Geography Chapter 1 Exercise 2(ii)

Answer 1

I would choose the shape of an orange to describe the shape of the earth as the earth is oval in shape and is bulged in the middle likewise also the orange is bulged in the middle portion. and the correct resemblance would be an orange.

Answer 2

Answer:

I would choose cricket leather ball and orange as both of them are of the shape of geoid ( which are bulged from the middle).