Locating Places on the Earth Class 6 Short Question Answer

Locating Places on the Earth Class 6 Short Question Answer

Locating Places on the Earth Class 6 Short Question Answer

Question 1.

What are cardinal and intermediate directions ?

Answer:

North, south, east and west are the cardinal directions. North is at the top and moving clockwise, North-East (NE), South-East (SE), South-West (SW) and North-West (NW) are intermediate directions.

Question 2.

Draw the symbols of river, well, tank, canal and bridge.

Answer:

Question 3.

What is the time difference between the two extreme west and east points of India ? How is it calculated ?

Answer:

The time difference between the two extreme west and east points of India is about 2 hours.

The longitudinal difference between east and west points is 97°25'E - 68°7'E = 29°18'. For every 1 degree, time changes by 4 minutes. So the time difference 29° 18' × 4 = 120 minutes i.e., 2 hours. (1° = 4 minutes)

Question 4.

Write a short note on Indian astronomers of city of Ujjayini (today Ujjain).

Answer:

Varahamihira a famous astronomer, lived and worked there some 1500 years ago. Indian astronomers were aware of the concepts of latitude and longitude including the need for a zero or prime meridian.

Question 5.

Where is the International Date Line located and what happen by crossing it?

Answer:

International Date Line is located approximately at 180° longitude, opposite the Prime Meridian. Crossing the International Date Line changes the date by one day.