Imp Questions For All Chapters – Geography Class 6
Short Questions
1. What is a graticule?
Answer : A graticule is a network of latitude and longitude lines on a globe.
2. What is latitude?
Answer : Latitude is the distance of a place north or south of the Equator.
3. What is longitude?
Answer : Longitude is the distance of a place east or west of the Prime Meridian.
4. Which line divides the Earth into two equal halves?
Answer : The Equator divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
5. Which meridian is called the Prime Meridian?
Answer : The 0° longitude is called the Prime Meridian.
6. Which is the longest latitude?
Answer : The Equator (0° latitude) is the longest latitude.
7. How many meridians are there on Earth?
Answer : There are 360 meridians in total.
8. What are the important parallels of latitude?
Answer : Equator, Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn, Arctic Circle, and Antarctic Circle.
9. What is the latitude of the North Pole?
Answer : The North Pole is at 90° N latitude.
10. What is the latitude of the South Pole?
Answer : The South Pole is at 90° S latitude.
11. What is the longitude of the International Date Line?
Answer : The International Date Line is at 180° longitude.
12. Which parallel passes through India?
Answer : The Tropic of Cancer (23.5° N) passes through India.
13. How does the Prime Meridian help in measuring time?
Answer : It is used to calculate Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
14. Which two meridians divide Earth into hemispheres?
Answer : The 0° Prime Meridian and 180° Meridian divide Earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
15. Why do we use latitudes and longitudes?
Answer : They help us find the exact location of places on Earth.
Long Questions
1. What is the importance of the Equator?
Answer : The Equator is the longest latitude, dividing Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres and receiving the most sunlight.
2. What is the difference between latitude and longitude?
Answer : Latitude runs east-west and measures north-south, while longitude runs north-south and measures east-west.
3. What is the significance of the Prime Meridian?
Answer : The Prime Meridian (0° longitude) divides Earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres and helps in time measurement.
4. Why is the International Date Line important?
Answer : The International Date Line (180° longitude) marks where the date changes when crossing it.
5. How do latitudes and longitudes help in navigation?
Answer : Latitudes and longitudes form a grid (graticule) that helps locate places on maps, GPS, and during travel.
6. Why do the poles have six months of daylight and darkness?
Answer : Due to Earth’s tilt (23.5°), the poles experience six months of continuous daylight and six months of darkness.
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