Longitudes


 
 
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Longitudes

Longitudes:

To find the location of places, that how far east or west these places are from a given line of reference running from North Pole to the South Pole. These lines of references are called the meridians of longitude. The imaginary lines that run vertically across the surface of the earth, from the north pole to the south pole, are called lines of longitude or meridians.

Lines of Longitude

The imaginary lines that run vertically across the surface of the Earth, from the North Pole to the South Pole, are called lines of longitude or meridians.

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Question : 1

Total number of longitudes are ______________

Right Option : C
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Question : 2

Choose the correct sentences from the following:

  • (1) Longitudes are semi - circles
  • (2) Longitudes coincide at poles.
Right Option : C
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Question : 3

Which of the following are correct :

(a) The imaginary lines that run vertically across the surface of the earth are called longitudes.

(b) The imaginary lines from the north pole to the south pole across the earth, are called lines of longitude or meridians.

Right Option : C
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