Earth’s Grid System

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What are parallels of latitude and meridians of longitude?

Q.

What is grid in geography?

Q. How many major latitudes are there on the Earth?

1. 5
2. 6
3. 3
4. 4

Q. Which latitude is a great circle?

1. Equator
2. Tropic of Capricorn
3. Arctic Circle
4. Tropic of Cancer

Q. What is the location of Delhi?

1. 38.7 degrees N and 67.1 degrees E
2. 28.7 degrees N and 77.1 degrees E
3. 58.7 degrees N and 57.1 degrees E
4. 22.7 degrees N and 37.1 degrees E

Q. Which is the southernmost point of India?

Q. What are Meridians of Longitudes?

1. Vertical circles that divide the Earth into unequal halves.
2. Horizontal circles that divide the Earth into equal halves.
3. Vertical circles that divide the Earth into equal halves.
4. Horizontal circles that divide the Earth into unequal halves.

Q. How can we determine the shortest path between two points on the Earth?

1. Straight line route
2. Spherical route
3. Latitude route
4. Great Circle Route

Q. Which is the Southern most point of India?

1. Andaman and Nicobar Islands
2. Indira Point
3. Kanya Kumari
4. Port Blair

Q. Earth has a grid system consisting of _______ and _______.

1. Parallels of Latitudes
2. Meridian of latitudes
3. Meridians of Longitudes
4. Parallels of longitudes

Q. What are Parallels of Latitudes?

1. Horizontal lines that wrap around the Earth to form a plane.
2. Vertical lines that wrap around the Earth to form a plane.
3. Horizontal lines that wrap around the Sun to form a plane.
4. The paths that the moons follow while revolving around their planets.

Q. 1. The shape of the earth is like a sphere. _________
2. The equator is the largest circle which can be drawn on a globe. ________
3. The Prime Meridian is the longest meridian on a globe. _________
4. The number of parallels and meridians are the same on the globe. _________