Which of the statements regarding latitude are correct (A) The latitude is an imaginary circular line with varied radius. (B) The latitude is very important to know the local time. (C) Latitudes are measured in degrees. (D) The distance from the equator to either of the poles is one fourth of the circle around the earth. Select the correct answer using the code given below?

Option 3 : (A), (C) and (D)

The correct answer is (A), (C) and (D)

• All parallel circles from the equator up to the poles are called parallels of latitudes. 
• The latitude is an imaginary circular line with varied radius. Hence, as we move away from the equator, the size of the parallels of latitude decreases.
• Latitudes are measured in degrees. 
• The equator represents the zero degree latitude. 
• The distance from the equator to either of the poles is one-fourth of a circle round the earth, it will measure ¼th of 360 degrees, i.e. 90°. 
• Thus, 90 degrees north latitude marks the North Pole and 90 degrees south latitude marks the South Pole. 

• The imaginary lines running from the North Pole to the South Pole are called meridians of longitudes.
• Longitudes are semi-circles and the distance between them decreases steadily until it becomes zero at the poles, where all the meridians meet.

• The longitude is very important to know the local time.

Hence, the correct answer is - (A), (C) and (D).

[ alt="gridterms" src="//storage.googleapis.com/tb-img/production/22/05/gridterms.gif" style="width: 300px; height: 221px;">