Social Studies_Class 6_L 2_Globe_Latitude_Longitude_Exercise_AB

A-     Tick the correct option:

1) The Earth rotates on its ___axis__.

2) Grid is a network of __latitudes & longitudes___.

3) The equator is the longest ___parallel____.

4) __North temperate zone __lies between the Tropic of Cancer & the Arctic Circle.

5) The total number of Meridians across the globe is __360__.

6) The local time of a place is based on the __Standard Meridians___.

7) Indian standard time is taken from ___82 ½ ⁰ E__.

8) IST is ahead of Greenwich Time by ___5 hours 30 minutes___or____330 minutes.

B-Fill in blanks:

1)      The Earth is shaped like a ____geoids___.

2)      Each latitude is measured in ___degrees__.

3)      The Arctic Circle is located in ____Northern___Hemisphere.

4)      Latitudes are __parallel__ lines while longitudes are __Meridian__ lines.

5)      All __meridians__ are of equal length.

6)      The _Torrid_ Zone receives direct rays of the sun throughout the year.

7)      The _Prime Meridian_ is also known as zero Meridian.

8)      The Time at 0⁰ longitude is called _ Greenwich Time Meridian (GMT)_.