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प्रश्न
What is meant by “the Parallels of Latitude?
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उत्तर
If you examine a globe or map, you will see two sets of lines drawn across it. One set of lines runs north and south of Equator and Parallel to it. These lines are called Parallels of a Latitude. The total number of such lines, if drawn at a distance of one degree, from one another is 180 : 90 North of the equator and 90 South of the equator.
संबंधित प्रश्न
Give a geographical reason for lines of latitude carve out the heat zones of the earth.
What is the latitude of Tropic of Cancer?
Name the five important parallels of latitude.
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. |
Choose the odd one.
Name the four hemispheres of the Earth.
The latitude which divides the Earth into two halves ______.
The region from the Equator towards the Tropic of Cancer is known as ______.
Name the following:
23½°S
Give Reasons:
The region from the Equator towards the Tropic of Cancer (23‘/2°N) and the Tropic of Capricorn (23!4°S) is called Torrid Zone.
