GK
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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T/F, the global grid uses lines of latitude and longitude?
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Latitude and longitude make up the grid system that helps us identify absolute, or exact, locations on the Earth’s surface. You can use latitude and longitude to identify specific locations. Latitude and longitude are also helpful in identifying landmarks.
Detailed explanation-2: -A grid is a network of perpendicular lines (the latitudes and longitudes), much like graph paper, superimposed on a flat paper map to provide relative referencing from some fixed point as origin.
Detailed explanation-3: -The meridian that runs through Greenwich, England, is internationally accepted as the line of 0 degrees longitude, or prime meridian.
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