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प्रश्न
Give a geographical reason for lines of latitude carve out the heat zones of the earth.
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उत्तर
The Temperature goes on decreasing from the equator towards the poles. So the latitudinal zones are the actual heat zones of the earth, namely tropical, temperate, and polar zones.
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Concept of Latitudes
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अध्याय 2: Geographic Grid: Latitudes and Longitudes - EXERCISES [पृष्ठ २७]
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Mention two characteristics of lines of latitude.
What is the latitude of the equator?
What is the latitude of Tropic of Capricorn?
What do you mean by the Latitude of place?
What is the latitude of Equator? Also give its characteristics.
Using a globe, write down the names of the countries through which the equator passes.
Complete the following table.
| Characteristics | Parallels of latitude | Meridians of longitude |
| Shape | ||
| Size | Size of each parallel is different. | |
| Distance | Distance between two meridians is larger on the equator and the same decreases towards the Poles. |
The North Pole is ______.
Choose the odd one.
The latitudinal extent between 1° line of latitude on Earth is ______.
