Chapter 2 - Globe - Latitudes and Longitudes | CBSE Class 6 Geography Notes Chapter 2 - Globe Latitudes and Longitudes.

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•     The Frigid Zone lies near the Poles.

•    The Antarctic Circle is located in the southern       hemisphere.

•   The Standard Meridian of India is 82½ degree east.

•   The 0° Meridian is also known as Prime Meridian.

•  The southern half is known as the Southern Hemisphere.

VERY SHORT QUESTION ANSWER : 

Q1. What are the three heat zones of the Earth?

Ans. The three heat zones of the Earth are Torrid Zone, Temperate Zones and Frigid Zones.

Q2. What is the true shape of the earth?

Ans. Earth is not a sphere. It is like a slightly flattened ball. FOR EXAMPLE orange.

Q3. How many latitudes are there in total?

Ans. 180 .

Q4. What is the value of the prime meridian?

Ans. The value of the prime meridian is zero degree.

Q5. What is the latitudinal value of the Tropic of Cancer?

Ans. The latitudinal value of the Tropic of Cancer is 23½ degrees north.

Q6. How many lines of longitude are there in total?

Ans.360

Q7. What is called Axis ?

Ans:- The imaginary line passing from one point of anchor to the other is known as axis of the earth.

SHORT QUESTIONS ANSWER

Q1. What is prime meridian?

Ans. The line passing through the green which observatory in London was given 0 (zero) degree value named Green which meridian or Prime Meridian. 

Q2. What do you mean by the term equator?

Ans. An imaginary line running on the globe divides it into two equal parts. This line is known as the equator.

Q3. What is a grid?

Ans. Grid is a network of parallels of latitudes and meridians of longitudes.

Q4. Why does the torrid zone receive maximum amount of heat? 

Ans:- The torrid zone receive maximum amount of heat because 23.5° north and 23.5° south receives vertical rays of the sun throughout the year.

Q5. Differentiate between meridians of longitude and parallels of latitude ?

Ans. Difference between meridians of longitude and parallels of latitude

Meridians of Longitude	Parallels of Latitude
1.They are measured as semi- circle 0°-180°.	1. They are measured between 0° 90° i.e, one-fourth of the circle.
2. All meridians are of equal length.	2. All parallels are not of equal length.

Q6. Write a note on Frigid Zones.

Ans. Areas lying between the Arctic Circle and the North Pole in the Northern Hemisphere and the Antarctic Circle and the South Pole in the Southern Hemisphere, are very cold. It is because here the sun does not rise much above the horizon.

Q7.. Write a note on Temperate Zones .

Ans. The region between the Tropic  of cancer and Arctic circle in the northern hemisphere and tropic of capricorn and antarctic circle in the southern hemisphere are known as temperate zone.

LONG QUESTION ANSWER 

Q1..What is globe ?  What are the advantages of globe?

Ans. Globe is a true model (miniature form) of the earth. On the globe, countries, continents and oceans are shown in their correct size.

Advantages of globe.

1. Globe reperesent the true shape of the earth.

2. Shape size direction location and distance a accurately shown on globe.

3. The equator is the great circle and it used to calculate the circumference of the earth.

                 

Q2. Differentiate between north latitude and south latitude ?

Ans.

North Latitude	South Latitude
1. All parallels north of the equator are called ‘north latitudes’.	1. All parallels south of the equator are called ‘south latitudes’.
2. The value of north latitude is indicated by the letter ‘N’.	2. The value of south latitude is indicated by the letter ‘S’.
3. Example - Chandrapur in Maharashtra (India) is situated at 20° N latitude.	3. Example – Belo Horizonte in Brazil (South America) is situated at 20° S latitude.

Q3.  A comparision between  longitude and latitude?

Ans. 

IMAGE EASILY UNDERSTAND COMPARISION LONGITUDE AND LATITUDE:

longitude:

1. It is the angular distance of the place east to west of the prime meridian.

2. All longitudes are equal in length.

3. Each longitude or Meridian is semi-circle.

Latitude :

1. It is the angular distance of a place in the north of the south equator.

2. Equator is the largest latitude.

3. Each latitude or parallel is a circle.

Q4.. Why is it 5.30 p.m. in India and 12.00 noon in London?

Ans. India located east of Greenwich at 82°30'E is 5 hours and 30 minutes ahead of GMT. So it will be 5:30 p.m. in India when it is 12:00 noon in London.

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