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प्रश्न
With reference to the International Date Line, state the following:
It is meaning and application.
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उत्तर
The time and date changes as we cross the International Date Line i.e. the navigators or pilots have to loose one day while crossing westwards and gain one day while crossing eastwards i.e. When one travels from Tokyo to San Francisco on Monday, he will reach San Francisco on Sunday.
संबंधित प्रश्न
How many lines of longitude are there?
Into how many time zones, has the world been divided?
Why are there 180 parallels of latitude?
Name the two hemispheres of the Earth made by the equator?
Give a reason for the following :
A person, travelling from Mumbai to London, alters the time on his watch at several places.
What adjustment has to be made when ships cross the International Date Line?
OR
Explain why a day appears to be lost in sailing round the world from east to west and gained when travelling from west to east.
What will be the local time at Madras 80°E? When it is 9 P.M. in New York at 74° W?
What is the relation between longitude and time?
Or
“There is a difference of 4 minutes of time for one degree of longitude”. Why?
Fill in the blanks.
The distance between the longitudes decreases towards___________.
Statement I: The lines of latitude on Earth are used to find the location of a place and define the heat zones on Earth.
Statement II: The lines of longitudes on Earth are used to find the location of a place and to calculate time.
Choose the correct option:
