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ICSE Class 9 Geography Question 13 of 22

Geographic Grid: Latitudes and Longitudes — Question 2

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Question 1(b)

What is the significance of these lines of latitude?

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These lines of latitude form one of the coordinates of the grid system. The lines of latitude have the following significance-

  1. They are used to find the location of a place
  2. They are used to measure the distance of a place
  3. They divide the earth into distinct heat zones