True or False: A globe can show all towns, cities, districts, roads, and railways clearly.

False. A globe does not show towns, cities, districts, roads, railways, etc.

What does the Equator divide the Earth into?

The Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere.

Riddle: I am the line that divides, with latitude zero, I glide. What am I?

The Equator.

Fill in the blank: The Equator has the largest latitude at ___ degrees.

0

Multiple Choice: Which of the following is NOT an advantage of using a globe? A) Shows exact shape of the Earth B) Helps understand day and night C) Displays detailed city maps D) Shows tilt of the Earth's axis

C) Displays detailed city maps.

Latitude is an unseen horizontal line encircling the Earth from ___ to ___.

East to West

The Equator is defined as ___ degree latitude and runs in an ___ direction.

Zero; east-west

Which line divides the Earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres?

The Prime Meridian

True or False: Longitude lines become longer as they approach the poles.

False; they become shorter as they approach the poles.

Riddle: I am a circle that never meets, running parallel to a line that divides the Earth. What am I?

A parallel of latitude

Fill in the blank: The distance measured north or south from the Equator is known as ___.

Latitude

What are the two hemispheres created by the Prime Meridian?

Eastern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere

The Earth rotates from west to east, causing a ___ time advancement for every 15° eastward movement.

1-hour

True or False: Places to the west of Greenwich experience earlier sunrises.

False. Places to the west of Greenwich experience later sunrises.

Each time zone corresponds to ___ degrees of the Earth's circumference.

15°

Fill in the blank: To calculate local time from a given longitude, you must add or subtract the hour difference from ___ time.

Greenwich Mean Time (G.M.T.)

What is the total number of hours in a day when dividing the Earth's rotation into time zones?

24 hours

How many degrees does the Earth rotate in one hour?

15°

What is the standard meridian for Indian Standard Time (IST)?

The standard meridian for Indian Standard Time (IST) is at 82½° E.