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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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संबंधित प्रश्न
What is the latitude of Tropic of Cancer?
Give a reason for the following :
There are no latitudes higher than 90°N and 90°S.
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What is the latitude of the Tropic of Cancer? Also, give its characteristics.
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. |
Name the following:
0° latitude.
Name the following:
66½°S
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66½°N
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The length of the lines of latitude decreases from the equator.
Give Reasons:
All the places on earth do not have the same amount of temperature.
