GK
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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the parallels of longitude
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the parallels of latitude
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distance from equator
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distance from prime meridian
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Detailed explanation-1: -The rate of the time at which the sun traverses over certain degrees of longitudes is used to determine the local time of an area with respect to the time at the Prime Meridian (0°Longitude).
Detailed explanation-2: -Answer: The Earth rotates 360° of longitude in 24 hours. This means that for 1 degree change in longitude, the corresponding change in time is 4 minutes. Thus, a place that is 1° to the east of another place is ahead by 4 minutes.
Detailed explanation-3: -These imaginary lines running east-west are commonly known as the parallels of latitude. The vertical lines running north-south, join the two poles. They are called the meridians of longitude. They are spaced farthest apart at the equator and converge at a point at each pole.