SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

WORLD GEOGRAPHY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How many degrees of variation can you have to still get the answer correct when doing absolute location?
A
5 degrees
B
15 degrees
C
25 degrees
D
100 degrees
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -One-degree of longitude equals 288, 200 feet (54.6 miles), one minute equals 4, 800 feet (0.91 mile), and one second equals 80 feet.

Detailed explanation-2: -An absolute location describes a precise point on Earth or another defined space. A relative location describes where something else by using another, familiar feature as a reference point.

Detailed explanation-3: -One degree of latitude, called an arc degree, covers about 111 kilometers (69 miles). Because of Earth’s curvature, the farther the circles are from the Equator, the smaller they are. At the North and South Poles, arc degrees are simply points. Degrees of latitude are divided into 60 minutes.

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