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Introduction | |
Important Parallels of Latitude | |
Heat Zones of the Earth | |
What are Longitudes? | |
Longitude and Time | |
Why do we have Standard Time? |
A globe is a true model of the Earth that shows the Earth’s shape, lands, oceans distances and directions as they relate to one another truly. The globes are of varying sizes and types. Globe can be rotated in the same way as a top spin or potter’s wheel is rotated.
Globe
Axis: The imaginary line passing through the center of the Earth and joining the two points. A needle is fixed through the globe in a titled manner, which is called its axis.
Important Parallels of Latitude
Different Heat Zones
Features of different zones
Longitudes and Latitudes
The time zone is defined by dividing the 360º of the earthly sphere into the 24 hours of the day. As a result, each time zone corresponds to 15º of the Earth's circumference and is the equivalent of 1 hour.
Time Zones of India
Indian standard maredian
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5. Why do we have standard time? |
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