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Delhi’s and Bengaluru’s latitudes are 29°N and 13°N; their longitudes are almost the same, 77°E. How much will be the difference in local time between the two cities?
Mark the following statement as true or false; explain your answers with a sentence or two:
All parallels of latitude have the same length.
Mark the following statements as true or false; explain your answers with a sentence or two:
The length of a meridian of longitude is half of that of the Equator.
Mark the following statements as true or false; explain your answers with a sentence or two.
The South Pole has a latitude of 90°S
In Assam, the local time and the IST are identical.
Mark the following statements as true or false; explain your answers with a sentence or two.
Lines separating the time zones are identical with meridians of longitude.
Mark the following statements as true or false; explain your answers with a sentence or two:
The Equator is also a parallel of latitude
Solve the crossword below:
Across
1.Let's you squeeze a huge area into your map
4. A convenient sphere
5. The longest parallel of latitude
6. The place the Prime Meridian is attached to
8. So convenient to find your way
10. A measure of the distance from the Equator
Down
2. A measure of the distance from the Prime Meridian
3. These two together allow us to locate a place
6. What latitudes and longitudes together create
7. The time we all follow in India
9. These two are poles apart
11. An abbreviation for a line across which the day and date change
