SSC
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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What is longitude?
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The angular distance of a place north or south of the Earth’s equator, or of a celestial object north or south of the celestial equator, usually expressed in degrees and minutes
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The angular distance of a place east or west of the meridian at Greenwich, England, or west of the standard meridian of a celestial object, usually expressed in degrees and minutes
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A structure compromising a series of horizontal and vertical lines used to arrange content
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The process by which businesses or other organizations develop international influence or start operating on an international scale
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Definition: The angular distance of a place east or west of the meridian at Greenwich, England, or west of the standard meridian of a celestial object, usually expressed in degrees and minutes.
Detailed explanation-2: -The longitude of a place is its angular distance east or west of the Prime Meridian. Was this answer helpful?
Detailed explanation-3: -Longitude measures distance east or west of the prime meridian. Lines of longitude, also called meridians, are imaginary lines that divide the Earth. They run north to south from pole to pole, but they measure the distance east or west.
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