GK
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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The equator is a line of ____
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latitude
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longitude
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The equator is the most well known parallel. At 0 degrees latitude, it equally divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern hemispheres. From the equator, latitude increases as you travel north or south, reaching 90 degrees at each pole.
Detailed explanation-2: -the equator (0°) the Tropic of Cancer (23.5° north) the Tropic of Capricorn (23.5° south)
Detailed explanation-3: -The primary reference line of latitude is the Equator, and the primary reference line of longitude is the Prime Meridian. The Equator is an imaginary reference line drawn around the Earth halfway between the North and South poles.
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