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Consider the following statements Torrid Zone is located between the Equator and Tropics. The Length of latitude is the highest at the Equator and decreases as we move towards the Poles. Longitudes, unlike latitudes, are of unequal lengths. Which of the above statements is correct?

Consider the following statements Torrid Zone is located between the Equator and Tropics. The Length of latitude is the highest at the Equator and decreases as we move towards the Poles. Longitudes, unlike latitudes, are of unequal lengths. Which of the above statements is correct? Correct Answer 1 and 2

The correct answer is 1 and 2.

  • The mid-day sun is exactly overhead at least once a year on all latitudes in between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.
  • Torrid Zone, which receives the maximum heat, is between the tropics and the equator. Hence, Statement 1 is correct.
  • As we move away from the equator, the length of the parallels of latitude decreases. So, Statement 2 is correct.
  • All longitudes/meridians are of equal length, unlike the parallel latitudes. Hence, Statement 3 is incorrect.
  • The distance between longitudes decreases steadily polewards until it becomes zero at the poles, where all the meridians meet.

Source - Pg 10-11 Class 6th Geography

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