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Manipur Board Class 6 Social Science Chapter 2: Globe: Latitudes & Longitudes
- Board – Board of Secondary Education, Manipur.
- Class – 6
- Subject – Social Science
- Topic – Exercise Solution / Notes / Question Answer.
1.)
a) What is meant by latitude?
Ans. Latitude is the angular distance of a place north or south of the equator.
b) What is the angle of inclination of the earth’s axis to its orbital plane?
Ans. The angle of inclination of the earth’s axis is angle of 66 ½ to its orbital plane.
c) On which day is the sun overhead at the Tropic of Cancer?
Ans. On 21st June, the sun is overhead at the Tropic of Cancer.
2.)
a) How is a globe useful to us?
Ans. A globe is very useful to us. On a globe, we can see how the parallels of latitude and the meridians of longitude form a network. These horizontal and vertical lines meet at every point on the earth’s surface which helps us to locate a place on the earth.
b) What is a great circle?
Ans. If we rotate the globe slowly and draw a line midway between the North Pole and the South Pole till it becomes a full circle. The center of the circle is the center of the globe. Such a largest circle is called great circle.
c) Write about the three heat zones of the earth.
Ans. The three heat zones of the earth are Torrid Zone, Temperate Zone and Frigid Zone. The region between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn is the hottest on the earth which is known as Torrid Zone. The areas between the Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle and the Tropic of Capricorn and the Antarctic Circle are neither too hot nor too cold which are known as Temperate Zones. The regions between the Arctic Circle and the North Pole in the northern hemisphere and the Antarctic Circle and the South Pole in the southern hemisphere are very cold which are known as Frigid Zone.
d) What is the difference between local time and standard time?
Ans. The Local time measured from the noon of the overhead sun varies from one meridian to another. On the other hand, Standard time is a constant time measured based on the local time set for the region that happens to be under the same meridian.
3.)
a) The areas between the Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle is known as –
(A) Torrid Zone (B) North Temperate Zone (C) South Temperate Zone (D) Frigid Zone
Ans. (B) North Temperate Zone
b) The value of the Prime Meridian is –
(A) 30° (B) 0° (C) 90° (D) 180°
Ans. (B) 0°
c) Which one of the following is a great circle?
(A) Antartic circle (B) Tropic of Capricorn (C) Equator (D) Longitude
Ans.(C) Equator