MP Board Class 6th Social Science Solutions Chapter 7 Latitudes and Longitudes
Madhya Pradesh Board Class 6 Social Science Solutions Chapter 7 Latitudes and Longitudes By StudyEducation MP Board Class 6th Social Science Solutions Chapter 7 Short Answer Type Questions Question 1. Question (a) Why latitudes and longitudes have been drawn on a globe map? Answer: To locate the exact position of places on earth, latitudes and longitudes lines are drawn on a globe or a map. We can easily locate the geographical position of any village, city, town, country, or any place with the help of these lines. Question (b) What are latitudes? Name the main latitude? Answer: 1. The spherical and horizontal lines drawn parallel to the equator are called latitudes. 2. There are 90 latitudes in the northern hemisphere and 90 latitudes in the southern hemishpere. In all there are 180 latitudes drawn on the globe. The equator is the largest latitude drawn on the globe. The equator is also known as the 0° latitude. 3. The 23 1 2 ° latitude north, in the northern hemisphere is called...