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Consider the following statements about Latitude and Longitude. 1. As the earth is slightly flattened at the poles, the linear distance of a degree of latitude at the pole is a little shorter than that at the equator. 2. As the parallels of latitude become longer poleward, so the meridians of longitude, which converge at the poles, enclose a narrower space 3. The point at which the Equator and the Prime Meridian intersect is in the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean. Which of the statement/statements given above is/are correct.

Consider the following statements about Latitude and Longitude. 1. As the earth is slightly flattened at the poles, the linear distance of a degree of latitude at the pole is a little shorter than that at the equator. 2. As the parallels of latitude become longer poleward, so the meridians of longitude, which converge at the poles, enclose a narrower space 3. The point at which the Equator and the Prime Meridian intersect is in the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean. Which of the statement/statements given above is/are correct. Correct Answer 3 only

The correct answer is 3 only.

Important Points

  • Latitude:
    • It is the angular distance of a point on the earth’s surface, measured in degrees from the center of the earth.
    • As the earth is slightly flattened at the poles, the linear distance of a degree of latitude at the pole is a little longer than that at the equator. Hence, statement 1 is incorrect.
    • Besides the equator (0°), the north pole (90°N), and the south pole (90° S), there are four important parallels of latitudes– Tropic of Cancer (23½° N) in the northern hemisphere. Tropic of Capricorn (23½° S) in the southern hemisphere. The Arctic circle at 66½° north of the equator. The antarctic circle at 66½° south of the equator.
  • Longitude: 
    • It is an angular distance, measured in degrees along the equator east or west of the Prime (or First) Meridian.
    • As the parallels of latitude become shorter poleward, so the meridians of longitude, which converge at the poles, enclose a narrower space. Hence, statement 2 is incorrect. 
    • They have one very important function, they determine local time in relation to G.M.T. or Greenwich Mean Time, which is sometimes referred to as World Time.
    • The point at which the Equator and the Prime Meridian intersect in the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean. Hence, statement 3 is correct. 

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