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Q1.
Tick the correct latitude:
- Which latitude is closer to the equator?
- 10°N
- 80°N
- Which latitude is a smaller circle?
- 10°N
- 80°N
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- (a) 10° N
- (b) 80° N
Q2.
How are grids useful?
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answer not shownQ3.
Choose the correct answer.
- Which of these do we find towardss the end of an atlas?
- Index
- Contents
- Biography
- Sources
- Which of these along with the 180° meridian divides the earth into eastern and western hemispheres?
- Equator
- Prime Meridian
- North Pole
- South Pole
- This meridian is called the International Date Line.
- 180°
- 360°
- 90°
- 45°
- Which of these, meet at the poles?
- Longitudes
- Latitudes
- Equator
- Meridian
- Which of these, help to calculate time?
- Longitudes
- Latitudes
- Both of these
- None of these
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- (a) Index
- (b) Prime Meridian
- (a) 180°
- (a) Longitudes
- (a) Longitudes
Q4.
Match the columns.
| A | B |
| 1. Globe | a. Divides the earth into northern and southern hemispheres |
| 2. Latitudes | b. Model of the earth |
| 3. Equator | c. Means midday |
| 4. Grids | d. Imaginary lines running from east to west |
| 5. Meridian | e. A network of lines formed by latitudes and longitudes |
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- (b) Model of the earth
- (d) Imaginary lines running from east to west
- (a) Divides the earth into northern and southern hemispheres
- (e) A network of lines formed by latitudes and longitudes
- (c) Means midday
Q5.
Fill in the blanks.
- The two end points of the axis of the earth are called the _____________.
- The _____________ is at 23½° N.
- The _____________ is also called the Great Circle.
- _____________ are imaginary lines running from north to south on the globe.
- The prime meridian passes through _____________ near London.
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- poles
- Tropic of Cancer
- Equator
- Longitudes
- Greenwich






















































