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(a) The Tropic of Capricorn is located at ______.

(b) The Standard Meridian of India is _.

(c) The 0° Meridian is also known as __.

(d) The distance between the longitudes decreases towards _.

(e) The Arctic Circle is located in the _____ Hemisphere.

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Solution

(a) The Tropic of Capricorn is located at 23½° south of the Equator.

(b) The Standard Meridian of India is 82½° E.

(c) The 0° Meridian is also known as the Prime Meridian.

(d) The distance between the longitudes decreases towards the Poles.

(e) The Arctic Circle is located in the Northern Hemisphere.

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Tick the correct answers.

(a) The value of the Prime Meridian is

(i) 90°

(ii) 0°

(iii) 60°

(b) The Frigid Zone lies near

(i) the Poles

(ii) the Equator

(iii) the Tropic of Cancer

(i) 360

(ii) 180

(iii) 90

(d) The Antarctic Circle is located in

(i) the Northern Hemisphere

(ii) the Southern Hemisphere

(iii) the Eastern Hemisphere

(e) Grid is a network of

(i) parallels of latitudes and meridians of longitudes

(ii) the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn

(iii) the North Pole and the South Pole

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