Imp Questions For All Chapters – Geography Class 6
Short Questions
1. What is the shape of the Earth?
Answer : The Earth is spherical in shape.
2. What is a globe used for?
Answer : A globe helps to study Earth’s surface.
3. What are imaginary lines on the globe called?
Answer : They are called parallels and meridians.
4. What is the Equator?
Answer : The Equator is the 0° latitude line.
5. How is Earth divided into two hemispheres?
Answer : The Equator divides it into north and south.
6. What is the Prime Meridian?
Answer : It is the 0° longitude line.
7. Which meridian divides Earth into two halves?
Answer : The 180° meridian divides Earth into halves.
8. Why can’t we draw parallels on Earth?
Answer : They are imaginary and only on maps.
9. What are latitudes and longitudes used for?
Answer : They help locate places on Earth.
10. What is the North Pole’s latitude?
Answer : The North Pole is at 90°N latitude.
11. What is the South Pole’s latitude?
Answer : The South Pole is at 90°S latitude.
12. How many meridians are there on Earth?
Answer : There are 360 meridians in total.
13. Which is the longest latitude?
Answer : The Equator is the longest latitude.
14. What is the angular distance of Tropic of Cancer?
Answer : It is at 23.5° north latitude.
15. Why are meridians not parallel?
Answer : They meet at the poles.
Long Questions
1. Why do we need latitudes and longitudes?
Answer : Latitudes and longitudes help us find the exact location of a place on Earth. They make it easier to read maps and navigate.
2. What is the difference between latitude and longitude?
Answer : Latitude lines run east to west and measure north-south position, while longitude lines run north to south and measure east-west position.
3. Why is the Equator important?
Answer : The Equator is the central latitude that divides Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. It is also the hottest region.
4. What is the significance of the Prime Meridian?
Answer : The Prime Meridian is the 0° longitude and divides the Earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres. It helps in time calculation.
5. How are meridians different from parallels?
Answer : Parallels (latitudes) are horizontal and do not meet, but meridians (longitudes) are vertical and meet at the poles.
6. What are the two main hemispheres of Earth?
Answer : The Earth is divided into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres by the Equator. It is also divided into Eastern and Western Hemispheres by the Prime Meridian.
7. What happens to meridians near the poles?
Answer : Meridians are far apart at the Equator, but they come closer and meet at the poles. This is why maps appear stretched at the top.
8. How does a globe help in learning geography?
Answer : A globe is a small model of Earth that shows continents, oceans, latitudes, and longitudes, making it easier to understand geography.
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