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Latitude & Longitude

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  • Why is the IDL a zig-zag line?
    To avoid confusion of having different dates in the same country, the IDL is drawn as a zig-zag through sea and not the land.
  • Imaginary lines that run horizontally from east to west on a globe or map
    Latitudes
  • The line of latitude located at 23.5°S of the Equator
    Tropic of Capricon
  • The line of latitude located at 66.5°S of the Equator
    Antarctic Circle
  • The total number of latitudes including the Equator
    181
  • The line of latitude located at 23.5°N of the Equator
    Tropic of Cancer
  • When we cross the IDL from east to west, we ____________ a day.
    We gain a day.
  • _____________ depends on the noon time of the longitude that passes through a particular place.
    Local Time
  • One feature of the Equator
    It is the largest latitude
  • The longitude that passes through Greenwich is called the _______________.
    Prime Meridian
  • ______________ depends on the noon time of the longitude that passes through the centre of a particular region/country
    Standard Time
  • Total number of longitudes
    360
  • The longitude that divided the Earth into 2 equal halves - The Eastern Hemisphere and the Western Hemisphere
    Prime Meridian
  • Why are latitudes important?
    They tell us how far north or south we are from the Equator.
  • The Indian Standard Time is claculated on the basis of this longitude
    82.5°E
  • The line of latitude located at 66.5°N of the Equator
    Arctic Circle
  • Longitudes help us know the time of a place. True or False
    True
  • Imaginary lines that run vertically between the North Pole and the South Pole on a map or globe
    Longitude
  • All longitudes are of equal lengths. True or False?
    True
  • Another word for longitude
    Meridians
  • The longitude located at 180°E or W which is exactly opposite the Prime Meridian
    International Date Line
  • The latitude that divides the Earth into 2 equal halves
    Equator
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