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Solutions for Chapter 1: The Earth and the Graticule
Below listed, you can find solutions for Chapter 1 of Maharashtra State Board Balbharati for Geography (Social Science) [English] 6 Standard.
Balbharati solutions for Geography (Social Science) [English] 6 Standard 1 The Earth and the Graticule Exercises [Pages 8 - 9]
What term is used for the imaginary east-west horizontal lines on the earth?
Meridians
International Date Line
Parallels
What is the shape of the meridians?
Circular
Semicircular
Points
What do the parallels of latitude and meridians of longitude together form on the globe?
Angular distance
Hemisphere
Graticule
How many parallels are there in the northern hemisphere?
90
89
91
Which circle forms the eastern and western hemispheres?
0° parallel and 180° meridian
0° Prime Meridian and 180° meridian
North and South Polar circles
Which circle appears as a point on the globe?
Equator
North/South Pole
Prime Meridian
How many places on the earth may be located on 45°N parallel?
one
many
two
Parallels of latitude lie parallel to the Prime Meridian.
Right
Wrong
All parallels of latitude converge at the equator.
Right
Wrong
Parallels and meridians are imaginary lines.
Right
Wrong
8° 4' 65'' is a north meridians.
Right
Wrong
Meridians are parallel to each other.
Right
Wrong
Find the correct graticule out of the following.
How will you express the latitude and longitude of the North Pole?
How much is the angular distance between the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn?
Using a globe, write down the names of the countries through which the equator passes.
Write down the main uses of the graticule.
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. |
Solutions for 1: The Earth and the Graticule
Balbharati solutions for Geography (Social Science) [English] 6 Standard chapter 1 - The Earth and the Graticule
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Concepts covered in Geography (Social Science) [English] 6 Standard chapter 1 The Earth and the Graticule are Introduction to the Earth and the Graticule, Angular Distance, Meridians of Longitude, The Graticule, Concept of Latitudes.
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