What are the circular lines in each map called? And do you know what the lines. Class 6

What are the circular lines in each map called? And do you know what the lines. Class 6

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Question 1.

What are the circular lines in each map called? And do you know what the lines radiating out of the two poles are called? Class 6

[Hint : You studied them in the previous chapter, but here they are presented differently.]

Answer:

The circular lines in the maps are called parallels of latitude. The lines radiating out of the two poles are called meridians of longitude.

Question 2.

Which hemisphere holds more water? Class 6

Answer:

The Southern Hemisphere holds more water.

Question 3.

What do you think could be the approximate proportion of water to land in the Northern Hemisphere? And in the Southern Hemisphere? Discuss in groups. Class 6

Answer:

In the Northern Hemisphere, the approximate proportion of water to land is about 60% water to 40% land. In the Southern Hemisphere, it is approximately 80% water to 20% land.

[Note : This can vary based on specific geographic features.]

Question 4.

Are all the oceans connected with one another, or are there separations between them? Class 6

Answer:

No, all the oceans are interconnected, forming a single global ocean. The lines that divide them on the map are no more than conventions — the natural world does not follow such boundaries.