Geography Question Answers Chapter 2 Let us Use the Graticule Class 6 Maharashtra Board

Exercises

(A) Put a tick mark against the correct option in the space given.

1. 66° 30′ North parallel means:

✔ Arctic Circle

2. Which parallel bisects the Earth?

✔ Equator

3. What is the angular distance of the Arctic Circle from the North Pole?

✔ 23° 30′

4. Where do the Prime Meridian and the Equator intersect each other?

✔ Atlantic Ocean

5. Up to which parallels from the Equator can the sun’s rays be perpendicular?

✔ Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn

6. What would be the latitude of a place on the South Pole?

✔ 90° S

(B) Read the following statements and correct the wrong ones.

1. While describing the location of a place, mentioning the meridian is sufficient.

❌ Wrong → We need both latitude and longitude to describe a location correctly.

2. For describing the extent of a region, it is necessary to assume the latitude and longitude of the center of the adjoining region.

❌ Wrong → The extent of a region is described using the extreme latitudes and longitudes of that region.

3. Location of a road can be described only with a map.

❌ Wrong → The location of a road can be described using latitudes and longitudes of its starting and ending points.

4. 0° East meridian and 180° East meridian.

❌ Wrong → The correct terms are 0° Prime Meridian and 180° Meridian.

5. The extent of a road or a river course is described with the help of the latitude of a point in the source and the longitude of a point at the end.

✔ Correct

6. 8° 4′ N parallel to 37° 66° N parallel is the correct description of a location.

❌ Wrong → The correct way to describe a location is to mention the correct latitudinal and longitudinal values.

(C) Find the locations of following cities from a world map, a map of India or a Globe and write down the latitude and longitude of each of them.

(D) Find and write down the extent of the following (Check them on the internet or mobile)

1. Maharashtra (State) → 15° N to 22° N latitude, 72° E to 80° E longitude

2. Chile (A country) → 17° S to 56° S latitude, 66° W to 75° W longitude

3. Australia (A continent) → 10° S to 44° S latitude, 113° E to 154° E longitude

4. Sri Lanka (An island) → 5° N to 10° N latitude, 79° E to 82° E longitude

5. Trans-Siberian Railway (Russia) – from St. Petersburg to Vladivostok

• St. Petersburg → 59° N, 30° E
• Vladivostok → 43° N, 131° E

(E) Draw important parallels and meridians on the given figure and label them.

(This is an activity-based question where you need to draw and label the important latitudes and longitudes on a blank world map.)

(F) Write the important parallels and meridians in the following table