Question 1:
Which are the two natural points of reference on the Earth?
Answer:
North pole and South pole.
Question 2:
What is a great circle?
Answer:
A circle which divides the earth into two equal parts.
Question 3:
What are co-ordinates?
Answer:
Latitudes and Longitude.
Question 4:
Why does the sun appear to be moving from East to West?
Answer:
Due to rotation of earth from West to East.
Question 5:
What is meant by local time?
Answer:
It is the time of its own meridian.
Question 6:
Distinguish between latitudes and longitudes.
- A small to medium sized shallow depression
- A landform whose opening is more or less circular at the top and funnel shaped towords bottom.
- A landform formed due to dripping water from surface.
- An irregular surface with sharp Pinnacles grooves and ridges.
Answer:
