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ICSE Class 9 Geography Question 33 of 34

Latitudes and Longitudes — Question 8

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Question 8

Parallels are not equal in length.

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Since shape of the Earth is an oblate spheroid, the radius and length of parallels gradually decrease from its maxima at the Equator to its minima at the Poles. Hence, parallels are not equal in length.