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प्रश्न
With the help of degrees, name the important lines of latitude.
उत्तर
(a) Tropic of Cancer — 23 1/2°N
(b) Tropic of Capricorn — 23 1/2° S.
(c) Arctic Circle — 66 1/2° N.
(d) Antarctic Circle — 66 1/2° S
(e) North Pole — 90°N
(f) South Pole — 90°S
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Complete the following table.
| Characteristics | Parallels of latitude | Meridians of longitude |
| Shape | ||
| Size | Size of each parallel is different. | |
| Distance | Distance between two meridians is larger on the equator and the same decreases towards the Poles. |
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0° latitude.
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The region from the Equator towards the Tropic of Cancer (23‘/2°N) and the Tropic of Capricorn (23!4°S) is called Torrid Zone.
