NCERT Solutions Class 6 Social Science (Geography)
The NCERT Solutions in English Language for Class 6 Social Science (Geography) Chapter – 2 (Globe: Latitudes and Longitudes) has been provided here to help the students in solving the questions from this exercise.
Chapter – 2 (Globe: Latitudes and Longitudes)
1. Answer the following questions briefly.
(a) What is the true shape of the earth?
Answer – The true shape of the Earth is a sphere flattened at the poles. Such a sphere is called geoid. Geoid is not a complete sphere.
(b) What is a globe?
Answer –Globe is the true miniature model of the Earth. It depicts the actual shape and size of the earth in a smaller form. All the continents and water bodies are marked in their actual sizes on a globe.
(c) What is the latitudinal value of the Tropic of Cancer?
Answer – The latitudinal value of the Tropic of Cancer is 23½° N.
(d) What are the three heat zones of the Earth?
Answer – The three heat zones of the Earth are:
1. Torrid Zone
2. Temperate Zone
3. Frigid Zone
(e) What are the parallels of latitude and meridians of longitude?
Answer –
Parallels of latitudes – All the parallel circles from the equator to the poles are called parallels of latitudes.
Meridians of longitudes – All the semi-circles which join north pole to south pole are termed as meridians of longitudes.
(f) Why does the torrid zone receive a maximum amount of heat?
Answer – The Torrid Zone receives the maximum amount of heat when the mid-day sun is exactly overhead at least once a year on all latitudes in between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.
(g) Why is it 5.30 p.m. in India and 12.00 noon in London?
Answer – India is located east of Greenwich at 82°30’E. It is 5 hours and 30 minutes ahead of GMT. So, it will be 5:30 p.m. in India, when it is 12:00 noon in London.
2. 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
(c) The total number of longitudes are
(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 longitude
(ii) the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn
(iii) the North Pole and the South Pole
Answer –
(a) The value of the prime meridian is – (ii) 0°
(b) The frigid zone lies near – (i) the Poles
(c) The total number of longitudes are – (i) 360
(d) The Antarctic Circle is located in – (ii) the Southern hemisphere
(e) Grid is a network of – (i) parallels of latitudes and meridians of longitude
3. Fill in the blanks.
(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.
Answer –
(a) The Tropic of Capricorn is located at 23½° S.
(b) The Standard Meridian of India is 82½° E Longitude.
(c) The 0° Meridian is also known as Prime Meridian.
(d) The distance between the longitudes decreases towards the poles.
(e) The Arctic Circle is located in the northern hemisphere.
NCERT Class 6 – Geography (The Earth: Our Habitat)
- Chapter 1 – The Earth in the Solar System
- Chapter 3 – Motions of the Earth
- Chapter 4 – Maps
- Chapter 5 – Major Domains of the Earth
- Chapter 6 – Major Landforms of the Earth
- Chapter 7 – Our Country – India
- Chapter 8 – India Climate Vegetation and Wildlife
