{"id":1001,"date":"2022-07-25T07:22:56","date_gmt":"2022-07-25T07:22:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theexampillar.com\/ncert\/?p=1001"},"modified":"2024-02-21T07:09:25","modified_gmt":"2024-02-21T07:09:25","slug":"ncert-solutions-class-6-social-science-geography-chapter-2-globe-latitudes-and-longitudes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theexampillar.com\/ncert\/ncert-solutions-class-6-social-science-geography-chapter-2-globe-latitudes-and-longitudes\/","title":{"rendered":"NCERT Solutions Class 6 Social Science (Geography) Chapter 2 Globe: Latitudes and Longitudes"},"content":{"rendered":"

NCERT Solutions Class 6 Social Science (Geography)<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

The NCERT Solutions in English Language for Class 6 Social Science<\/a><\/span> (Geography) Chapter – 2 (Globe: Latitudes and Longitudes) <\/strong>has been provided here to help the students in solving the questions from this exercise.<\/span><\/p>\n

Chapter – 2 (Globe: Latitudes and Longitud<\/strong>es)<\/span><\/h2>\n

1. Answer the following questions briefly.
\n<\/strong><\/span>(a) What is the true shape of the earth?<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Answer – <\/span><\/strong>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.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

(b) What is a globe?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Answer –<\/strong>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.<\/span><\/p>\n

(c) What is the latitudinal value of the Tropic of Cancer?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Answer –\u00a0<\/strong>The latitudinal value of the Tropic of Cancer is 23\u00bd\u00b0 N.<\/span><\/p>\n

(d) What are the three heat zones of the Earth?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Answer –\u00a0<\/strong>The three heat zones of the Earth are:
\n<\/span>1. Torrid Zone
\n<\/span>2. Temperate Zone
\n<\/span>3. Frigid Zone<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

(e) What are the parallels of latitude and meridians of longitude?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Answer – <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Parallels of latitudes<\/b> – All the parallel circles from the equator to the poles are called parallels of latitudes.<\/span><\/p>\n

Meridians of longitudes <\/b>– All the semi-circles which join north pole to south pole are termed as meridians of longitudes.<\/span><\/p>\n

(f) Why does the torrid zone receive a maximum amount of heat?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Answer – <\/strong>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.<\/span><\/p>\n

(g) Why is it 5.30 p.m. in India and 12.00 noon in London?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Answer –\u00a0<\/strong>India is located east of Greenwich at 82\u00b030\u2019E. 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.<\/span><\/p>\n

2. Tick the correct answers.
\n<\/strong><\/span>(a) The value of the prime meridian is
\n<\/span>(i) 90\u00b0
\n(ii) 0\u00b0
\n(iii) 60\u00b0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

(b) The frigid zone lies near
\n<\/span>(i) the Poles
\n(ii) the Equator
\n(iii) the Tropic of Cancer<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

(c) The total number of longitudes are
\n<\/span>(i) 360
\n(ii) 180
\n(iii) 90<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

(d) The Antarctic Circle is located in
\n<\/span>(i) the Northern hemisphere
\n<\/span>(ii) the Southern hemisphere
\n<\/span>(iii) the Eastern hemisphere<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

(e) Grid is a network of
\n<\/span>(i) parallels of latitudes and meridians of longitude
\n<\/span>(ii) the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn
\n<\/span>(iii) the North Pole and the South Pole<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Answer –\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

(a) The value of the prime meridian is – <\/span>(ii) 0\u00b0<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

(b) The frigid zone lies near – <\/span>(i) the Poles<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

(c) The total number of longitudes are – (<\/strong><\/span>i) 360<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

(d) The Antarctic Circle is located in – <\/span>(ii) the Southern hemisphere<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

(e) Grid is a network of – <\/span>(i) parallels of latitudes and meridians of longitude<\/strong>
\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

3. Fill in the blanks.
\n<\/strong><\/span>(a) The Tropic of Capricorn is located at _________________.
\n<\/span>(b) The Standard Meridian of India is ____________________.
\n<\/span>(c) The 0\u00b0 Meridian is also known as ____________________.
\n<\/span>(d) The distance between the longitudes decreases towards___________.
\n<\/span>(e) The Arctic Circle is located in the ____________ hemisphere.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Answer –\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

(a) The Tropic of Capricorn is located at\u00a023\u00bd\u00b0 S<\/strong><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

(b) The Standard Meridian of India is\u00a082\u00bd\u00b0 E Longitude<\/span>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

(c) The 0\u00b0 Meridian is also known as\u00a0Prime Meridian<\/span>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

(d) The distance between the longitudes decreases towards the\u00a0poles<\/span>.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

(e) The Arctic Circle is located in the\u00a0northern<\/strong><\/span>\u00a0hemisphere.<\/span><\/p>\n

NCERT Class 6 – Geography (The Earth: Our Habitat)<\/span><\/h2>\n