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प्रश्न
What are lines of latitude and longitude?
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उत्तर
- The imaginary lines that run east and west direction on the Earth are called lines or parallels of latitude
- The imaginary lines drawn vertically connecting the North pole and the south pole is called lines or meridians of longitude.
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Concept of Longitudes
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पाठ 2.2: Globe - Exercise [पृष्ठ १८५]
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संबंधित प्रश्न
State with an example how time lost or gained is computed with reference to the International Date Line.
Calculate the time at Durban (longitude 30°E) when the time is 7.00 a.m. at New York (75°W).
Name the two hemispheres of the Earth made by the equator?
Why do some countries have many time zones?
OR
What are ‘Time Zones’?
What do you mean by “Meridians or Lines of Longitude”?
What do you mean by local time?
Fill in the blanks.
The distance between the longitudes decreases towards___________.
True or False.
The standard longitude for Indian time is the 64° longitude.
India is located in this hemisphere based on lines of longitude.
Two opposite meridians form a ______.
