Choose the correct option and fill in the blanks:-
1.Zero-degree latitude is
A) The Tropic of Cancer B) The Tropic of Capricorn
C) The Equator D) 66 1⁄2° South latitude
2. The hemisphere that lies between the equator and North pole is____
A) southern hemisphere B) northern hemisphere
C) eastern hemisphere D) western hemisphere
3.. The other name of 0° longitude ...............
A) Greenwich longitude B) the longest longitude
C) 180° western longitude D) All the above
4. . ............. are the two points on the opposite ends of the Earth.
A) Latitudes B) Longitudes C) Seas D) Poles
5. If you face north on the globe, the ........... is on your right.
A) east B) west C) south D) all the above
6.When was it decided to make Greenwich the 0◦longitude
A) 1883 B) 1884 C) 1885 D) 1886
7.The total number of parallels at an interval of 5◦ are
A) 37 B) 36 C) 19 D) 42
8. In which hemisphere Antarctic circle located
A) northern hemisphere B) eastern hemisphere
C) southern hemisphere D) Western Hemisphere
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