Chapter 1 Solutions — Locating Places on the Earth

Questions, Activities and Projects

1. 1.
   Returning to page 10 and to Fig. 5.2 in Chapter 5 of this textbook, taking the scale to be 2.5 cm = 500 km, calculate the real distance from the estuary of the Narmada River to the estuary of the Ganga river.
2. 2.
   Why is it 5:30 pm in India when it is 12 pm or noon in London?
3. 3.
   Why do we need symbols and colours in the map?
4. 4.
   Find out what you have in the eight directions from your home or school.
5. 5.
   What is the difference between local time and standard time? Discuss it in groups, with each group writing an answer in 100 to 150 words. Compare the answers.
6. 6.
   Delhi's and Bengaluru's latitudes are 29°N and 13°N; their longitudes are almost the same, 77°E. How much will be the difference in local time between the two cities?
7. 7.
   Mark the following statements as true or false; explain your answers with a sentence or two.
8. 8.
   Mark each statement as True or False and explain:

   • (a) All parallels of latitude have the same length.
   • (b) The length of a meridian of longitude is half of that of the Equator.
   • (c) The South Pole has a latitude of 90°S.
   • (d) In Assam, the local time and the IST are identical.
   • (e) Lines separating the time zones are identical with meridians of longitude.
   • (f) The Equator is also a parallel of…