Question

What is the angular distance between east and west?

• A. Latitudes
• B. Longitudes
• C. Equator
• D. Prime Meridian

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Longitudes

Longitudes

• The lines connecting both the poles on the globe are the longitudes. These are curved lines perpendicular to the latitudes.

• 0° longitude is known as the Standard Meridian.

• Longitudes are angular distances east and west of the Standard Meridian. Lines of longitudes are imaginary lines connecting the same angular distances with reference to the Standard Meridian. All the lines of longitudes converge at both the poles. There are 180 degrees of longitudes on either side of the Standard Meridian.

• The longitudes along the eastern hemisphere are called the east longitudes and those along the western hemisphere are called the west longitudes.

• The locations on the Earth are determined based on the lines of latitudes and longitudes.

• India - Latitudes 8° 4'N and 37° 6'N, and the longitudes 68° 7'E and 97° 25'E.