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v A globe is a true spherical representation of the Earth.
v The parallels of latitude are parallel horizontal lines drawn on the Earth north-south, the Equator being the
longest.
v The heat zones indicate the temperature zones of the Earth.

v The meridians of longitude are vertical lines converging at the poles and indicate time.
v The grid of latitudes and longitudes assist to ascertain the location of a place on a globe or map.
v One degree of longitude shows a difference of 4 minutes in time.
v The standard time is set for the whole country according to its relative position to the Prime Meridian.
v The Indian Standard Time is ahead of Greenwich Mean Time by 5 hours and 30 minutes.

A. Tick (3) the right option :
1. The Earth revolves around the ____________ .

(a) Sun (b) Moon (c) other planet
2. The horizontal lines are called ____________ .
(a) longitudes (b) latitudes (c) grid
3. The longitudes are ____________ lines on a globe.
(a) vertical (b) horizontal (c) none of these

4. The needle of the globe passes through ____________ points.
(a) one (b) two (c) three
5. GMT is ____________ of IST by 5½ hours.
(a) ahead (b) behind (c) none of these
6. The ____________ Zone is the hottest zone.

(a) Frigid (b) Temperate (c) Torrid
7. In India, the longitude of ____________ is treated as the standard meridian.
(a) 81½°E (b) 84½°E (c) 82½°S
8. When it is 12 o’clock noon at Greenwich, it will be ____________ in India.
(a) 5 : 40 pm (b) 5 : 30 pm (c) 10 am

B. Name any two :
1. poles on the Earth : (a) ____________ (b) ____________

2. hemispheres made by the Equator : (a) ____________ (b) ____________
3. latitudes : (a) ____________ (b) ____________
4. heat zones : (a) ____________ (b) ____________
5. types of time : (a) ____________ (b) ____________
6. heat zones : (a) ____________ (b) ____________

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