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प्रश्न
How can the general climate of an area be described with the help of the lines of latitudes?
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उत्तर
The lines of latitude help describe the general climate of an area by dividing the Earth into different climate zones. The Torrid Zone (near the Equator) is hot due to direct sunlight, the Temperate Zones experience moderate temperatures with distinct seasons, and the Frigid Zones (near the poles) are cold due to minimal sunlight. The position of an area relative to these latitudes determines its climate.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Name the thermal zones of the earth.
What is the globe? State the importance of a globe.
Which temperature zone receives slanting rays?
Name the two reference lines with respect to which the distances of various places on the earth’s surface are measured?
Give a geographical reason for the period of twilight and dawn increases polewards.
Name the shortest day in the Southern Hemisphere.
At which latitude is the Sun overhead on 22nd – December?
Give reasons for the following statement:
The regions, near North Pole and South Pole, have six months of continuous day-light and darkness.
Give reasons for the following :
Tropical latitudes are the hottest part of the’Earth.
Examine the following statements
- The Earth is spherical in shape.
- The shape of the Earth is called a geoid.
- The Earth is flat.
Look at the options given below and choose the correct answer
