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6th Geography – Term 3

Unit 2 – Globe

I. Fill in the blanks:

1. The line of latitude which is known as the Great Circle is __________
2. The imaginary lines drawn horizontally on Earth from the West to the East are called __________
3. The 90° lines of latitude on the Earth are called __________
4. The Prime Meridian is also called __________
5. The world is divided into time zones __________ time zone

Answer:

1. Equator
2. Parallels of latitude
3. North Pole and South Pole
4. Greenwich Meridian
5. 24

II. Choose the best answer:

1. The shape of the Earth is _______.
(a) Square
(b) Rectangle
(c) Geoid
(d) Circle
Answer: (c) Geoid

2. The North Pole is ……………..
(a) 90° N Latitude
(b) 90° S latitude
(c) 90° W Longitude
(d) 90° E longitude
Answer: (a) 90° N Latitude

3. The area found between 0° and 180° E lines of longitude is called _______.
(a) Southern Hemisphere
(b) Western Hemisphere
(c) Northern Hemisphere
(d) Eastern Hemisphere
Answer: (d) Eastern Hemisphere

4. The 23 1/2° N line of latitude is called ……………..
(a) Tropic of Capricorn
(b) Tropic of Cancer
(c) Arctic Circle
(d) Antarctic Circle
Answer: (b) Tropic of Cancer

5. 180° line of longitude is _______.
(a) Equator
(b) International Date Line
(c) Prime Meridian
(d) North Pole
Answer: (b) International Date Line

6. The Sun is found overhead the Greenwich Meridian at ……………..
(a) 12 midnight
(b) 12 noon
(c) 1 p.m.
(d) 11 a.m.
Answer: (b) 12 noon

7. A day has _____.
(a) 1240 minutes
(b) 1340 minutes
(c) 1440 minutes
(d) 1140 minutes
Answer: (c) 1440 minutes

8. Which of the following lines of longitude is considered for the Indian Standard Time?
(a) 82 1/2° E
(b) 82 1/2° W
(c) 81 1/2° WE
(d) 81 1/2° W
Answer: (a) 82 1/2° E

9. The total number of lines of latitude are ________
(a) 171
(b) 161
(c) 181
(d) 191
Answer: (c) 181

10. The total number of lines of longitude are ……………
(a) 370
(b) 380
(c) 360
(d) 390
Answer: (c) 360

III. Circle the odd one:

1. North Pole, South Pole, Equator, International Date Line.
2. Tropic of Capricorn, Tropic of Cancer, Equator, Prime Meridian.
3. Torrid Zone, Time Zone, Temperate Zone, Frigid Zone
4. Royal Astronomical Observatory, Prime Meridian, Greenwich Meridian, International Date Line.
5. 10° North, 20° South, 30° North, 40° West

IV. Match the following:

Question:

A	B
0° line of latitude	Pole
0° line of longitude	International Date Line
180° line of longitude	Greenwich
90° line of latitude	Equator

Answer:

A	B
0° line of latitude	Equator
0° line of longitude	Greenwich
180° line of longitude	International Date Line
90° line of latitude	Pole

V. Examine the following statements:

1. The Earth is spherical in shape.
2. The shape of the Earth is called a geoid.
3. The Earth is flat.

Look at the options given below and choose the correct answer.
(a) 1 and 3 are correct
(b) 2 and 3 are correct
(c) 1 and 2 are correct
(d) 1,2 and 3 are correct
Answer: (c) 1 and 2 are correct

VI. Examine the following statements:

Statement I: The lines of latitude on Earth are used to find the location of a place and define the heat zones on Earth.
Statement II: The lines of longitudes on Earth are used to find the location of a place and to calculate time.
Choose the correct option :
(a) Statement I is correct; II is wrong
(b) Statement I is wrong; II is correct
(c) Both the statements are correct
(d) Both the statements are wrong
Answer: (c) Both the statements are correct

VII. Name the following:

1. The imaginary lines drawn horizontally on Earth.
2. The imaginary lines drawn vertically on Earth.
3. The three dimensional model of the Earth.
4. India is located in this hemisphere based on lines of longitude.
5. The network of lines of latitude and longitude.

Answer:

1. Latitudes
2. Longitudes
3. globe
4. Eastern hemisphere
5. Earth grid

VIII. Answer Briefly:

1. What is a geoid?
Answer:

1. The Earth cannot be compared with any other geometrical shape as it has a very unique shape.
2. Hence, its shape is called a geoid (earth shaped).

2. What is local time?
Answer:

1. The time in a particular region or area expressed, with reference to the meridian passing through it. (or)
2. When the sun is overhead on a particular line of longitude, it is 12 noon at all the places located on that line of longitude. This is called local time.

3. How many times would the sun pass overhead a line of longitude?
Answer:
The sun is overhead on a line of longitude only once a day.

4. What are lines of latitude and longitude?
Answer:

1. The imaginary lines that run east and west direction on the Earth are called lines or parallels of latitude
2. The imaginary lines drawn vertically connecting the North pole and the south pole are called lines or meridians of longitude.

5. Name the four hemispheres of the Earth.
Answer:

1. Northern Hemisphere,
2. Southern Hemisphere,
3. Eastern Hemisphere and
4. Western Hemisphere.

IX. Give Reasons:

1. The 0° line of longitude is called the Greenwich Meridian.
Answer:

1. All nations of the world agreed to have the Greenwich Meridian as the international Standard Meridian (0°).
2. This line of longitude is called the Prime Meridian and it is also known as the Greenwich Meridian because it passes through Greenwich.

2. The regions on Earth between the North & South lines of latitude (66 V20) and poles (90°) is called Frigid Zone
Answer:
This region receives very slanting rays of the sun. The temperature is very low. Hence, this region is known as Frigid Zone.

3. The International Date Line runs zigzag.
Answer:

1. The International Date line is not straight.
2. If the line is drawn straight, two places in the same country world have different dates.
3. So the International Date line is found zigzag in certain places to avoid confusion.

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