Globe

Samacheer Book Back Questions And Answers For Geography Standard 6 Term 3 “Globe”

I. Fill in the blanks:
1. The line of latitude which is known as the Great Circle is _____.
2. The imaginary lines drawn horizontally on Earth from the West to East are called _____.
3. The 90° lines of latitude on the Earth are called _____.
4. The Prime Meridian is also called _____.
5. The world is divided into time zones _____time zone

Answers:
1. Equator
2. Parallels of latitude
3. North Pole and South Pole
4. Greenwich Meridian
5. 24

II Choose the best answer
1. The shape of the Earth is _____.
a) Square
b) Rectangle
c) Geoid
d) Circle

2. The North Pole is
a) 90° N Latitude
b) 90° S latitude
c) 90° W Longitude
d) 90° E longitude

3. The area found between 0° and 180° E lines of longitude is called
a) Southern Hemisphere
b) Western Hemisphere
c) Northern Hemisphere
d) Eastern Hemisphere

4. The 23 ½° N line of latitude is called _____.
a) Tropic of Capricorn
b) Tropic of Cancer
c) Arctic Circle
d) Antarctic Circle

5. 180° line of longitude is
a) Equator
b) International Date Line
c) Prime Meridian
d) North Pole

6. The Sun is found overhead the Greenwich Meridian at
a) 12 midnight
b) 12 noon
c) 1 p.m.
d) 11 a.m.

7. A day has _____.
a) 1240 minutes
b) 1340 minutes
c) 1440 minutes
d) 1140 minutes

8. Which of the following lines of longitude is considered for the Indian Standard Time?
a) 82½° E
b) 82½° W
c) 81½° E
d) 81½° W

9. The total number of lines of latitude are
a) 171
b) 161
c) 181
d) 191

10. The total number of lines of longitude are
a) 370
b) 380
c) 360
d) 390

III Circle the odd one
1. North Pole, South Pole, Equator, International Date Line.
2. Tropic of Capricorn, Tropic of Cancer, Equator, Prime Meridian.
3. Torrid Zone, Time Zone, Temperate Zone, Frigid Zone
4. Royal Astronomical observatory, Prime Meridian, Greenwich Meridian, International Date Line.
5. 10° North, 20° South, 30° North, 40° West

Answers:

1. All the given names except the International Date Line are the names of the latitudes, while the International Date Line is the name of a longitude.
2. The Tropic of Capricorn, Tropic of Cancer, Equator is the names of latitudes, while Prime Meridian is the name of longitude
3. Time Zone is the odd word among the group of other words, as the other are the zones that lie between the major latitudes of the Earth and usually determine the heat aspect of the regions that lie in those zones. In contrast, a time zone is concerning the time that occurs at a particular place, concerning its longitudinal solar time.
4. Royal Astronomical Observatory, Prime Meridian, Greenwich Meridian is concerning the 0° latitude. On the other hand, the International Date Line is a 180° longitudinal line that runs on the Pacific Ocean between Alaska and Russian passing through Bering Strait
5. All the given degrees are the degrees of the North and South direction, while 40°West is the degree and direction from the Western Hemisphere.

IV Match the following.
1. 0° line of latitude          A. Pole
2. 0° line of longitude       B. International Date Line
3. 180° line of longitude   C. Greenwich
4. 90° line of latitude        D. Equator

Answers:
1. D
2. C
3. B
4. A

V Examine the following statements
1. The Earth is spherical in shape.
2. The shape of the Earth is called a geoid.
3. The Earth is flat.
Look at the options given below and choose the correct answer
a) 1 and 3 are correct
b) 2 and 3 are correct
c) 1 and 2 are correct
d) 1,2 and 3 are correct

VI Examine the following statements
Statement I: The lines of latitude on Earth are used to find the location of a place and define the heat zones on Earth.
Statement II: The lines of longitudes on Earth are used to find the location of a place and to calculate time.
Choose the correct option
a) Statement I is correct; II is wrong
b) Statement I is wrong; II correct
c) Both the statements are correct
d) Both the statements are wrong

VII Name the following
1. The imaginary lines drawn horizontally on Earth.
2. The imaginary lines drawn vertically on Earth.
3. The three dimensional model of the Earth.
4. India is located in this hemisphere based on lines of longitude.
5. The network of lines of latitude and longitude.

Answers:
1. Latitudes
2. Longitudes
3. Globe
4. Eastern hemisphere
5. Earth graticule/grid