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Q4: An atlas is a collection of maps. (True/False)
True
What are the key components of a map?
Distance, Direction and Symbols
What is the full form of IST? and what is the IST set for the country?
Indian standard time. 5:30HRS
How many degrees does the earth rotate per hour?
15 degrees
What is the difference between a globe and a map?
A globe is a three-dimensional, spherical model of the Earth. A map is a flat, two-dimensional representation of an area.
What is local time?
specific time of the region based on the longitude that passes through it.
What is the Ujjayinī meridian in ancient Indian astronomy also known as?
madhya rekhā
A sphere that shows the earth. What types can it be?
Globe. Plastic, Cardboard etc.
___.___. _._._ ===== what symbols are these of?
boundaries
name the cardinal and intermediate directions
N S E W, NE, NW, SE, SW
What is the International Date Line?
Answer: The International Date Line is an imaginary line at approximately 180° longitude.
What is the role of a map's legend or key?
Answer: The legend or key explains the symbols used on a map, such as a tree for a forest or a dotted line for a road, helping users understand the map's features.
What is the Prime Meridian also known as? where does it pass through?
Greenwich Meridian. It passes through Greenwich England
What are the Equator and Prime Meridian? How do they divide the Earth?
Equator: An imaginary line at 0° latitude that circles the Earth, dividing it into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
Prime Meridian: An imaginary line at 0° longitude passing through Greenwich, England, dividing the Earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
EASY POINTS!!! Let's you squeeze a huge area onto the map
Scale.
What are Latitudes also known as? What are longitudes also known as?
Latitudes- Parallels of Latitude
Longititudes- Meredians of Longitude
EASY POINTS!!!What are the three types of maps
Physical, Political and Thematic
Name the Latitudes and draw them
Equator, Tropic of Cancer, Artic Circle, North Pole, Tropic of Capricorn, Antarctic Circle, South Pole.
What are climate zones, and how are they related to latitude?
Answer: Climate zones are areas of the Earth with distinct climates based on latitude: Torrid Zone: Near the Equator (hot climate). Temperate Zones: Between the tropics and polar circles (moderate climate). Frigid Zones: Near the poles (very cold climate).
Why do some countries have multiple time zones? Name a country with multiple time zones
Answer: Large countries like Russia, Canada, and the USA have multiple time zones because they have many longitudes passing through them