LOCATING PLACES ON THE EARTH

ANSWERS

C. 1. A set of circles, drawn on the surface of the globe, that runs from east to west is called Latitudes.

A set of semi-circles, drawn on the surface of the globe, that runs from North Pole to South Pole is called
longitudes.

2. The seven important latitudes marked on a globe are:

• Equator (0 deg)

Tropic of Capricorn (232° S)

Tropic of Cancer (23 ½ deg * N)

Arctic Circle (66 ½ deg * N)

• Antarctic Circle (66 ½ deg * S)

North Pole (90 deg * N)

South Pole (90 deg * S)

3. To locate a place on a globe, we must first know its latitude and longitude. The point at which the
latitude and the longitude cross each other is the location of that place. In this way, we can locate a place
on a globe using the grid.

4. The difference between local time and standard time is that the time determined according to the
longitude of a place is the local time of that place, whereas the local time of the standard meridian is
called the standard time.

5. A time zone is a narrow belt which runs from north to south, with an east-west extent of 15 degrees of
longitude.

The longitude which passes through the centre of each time zone is chosen as the standard meridian of
that time zone and the local time of that standard meridian is chosen as the standard time of that time
zone.

D. If the latitude of a place is 80 deg S, then the place is

1. Located near the pole.

2. in the Southern Hemisphere.

E. 1. These lines are called longitudes.

2. Some characteristics of longitudes are:

• All longitudes are of the same length.

. The maximum distance between any two longitudes is at the Equator.

• The distance between any two longitudes decreases from the Equator towards the poles.

Longitudes cut the latitudes at right angles.

Longitudes are used to locate places in the east-west direction.

(Accept any three of these.)

3. There are 360 longitudes on a globe.