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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
Who devised the lines of latitude and longitude?
What are the lines of latitude?
Explain how latitudes and longitudes help to determine the position of a place on the globe?
Give reasons for the following
The speed of the rotation of the earth is greater at the Equator than at the Arctic Circle.
Give a geographical reason for the length of day and night is not equal at all places on the earth.
Distinguish between:
Vertical and Slanting Rays
Distinguish between:
Equinox and Solstice
Name the longest day in the Northern Hemisphere.
At which latitude, is the Sun overhead on 21st June?
When does the winter solstice occur?
