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The time of a place is calculated by the _______ that passes through that place.
longitude
latitude
grid
The time difference between each longitude is _____ minutes.
10
8
4
There are _________________ longitudes on the globe.
360
180
260
The lines of longitude are equal in ____________
width
length
height
_____________ divides the Earth in western and eastern hemispheres.
Latitude
Prime meridian
Equator
The lines of latitude and longitude ____________ each other to form a grid.
intersect
bifurcate
________________ is the longest line of latitude.
Equator
Prime meridian
Longitude
The North and South Poles are at ______ latitude.
90 degree
180 degree
360 degree
The _______________ is the 0° longitude that passes through the Royal Observatory at Greenwich, near London.
Equator
Prime meridian
The vertical lines on the globe are called __________________.
Parallels of latitude
meridians of longitude.
grid
The Antarctic Circle is _______________ latitude in the Southern Hemisphere
66 and half degree South
66 and half degree North
23 and half degree North
The Equator is the longest latitude and is, therefore, called the ______________.
Great sphere
meridian
Great circle
Apart from the Equator, there are _______ parallels of latitude.
360
180
181
_______ helps us to locate places.
latitude
longitude
grid
_____________________ lies opposite to the Prime Meridian at 180° longitude.
International Date line
Equator
meridian
The Tropic of Cancer is ______ latitude in the Northern Hemisphere
23 and half degree south
90 degree north
23 and half degree north
The length of the latitudes ____________ as we move farther from the Equator towards the poles
same
increases
decreases
lines of latitude runs in ______________ direction.
north -south
south -north
east-west
_____________ Line separates two calendar dates.
Equator
Prime meridian
The International Date
________ divides the Earth into Northern and Southern hemisphere.
Prime meridian
Equator
latitude
_______ run from North Pole to South Pole.
equator
latitude
Meridians
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