The most important lines of latitudes are: The equator, which represent O0 The Tropic of Cancer, which represent 23½ 0 N The Tropic of Capricorn, which represent 23½ 0N The Arctic Circle, which represent 66½ 0 N. The Antarctic Circle, which represent 66½ 0 S The North and South poles, which represent 900N and 900 …
Latitudes are imaginary lines or angular distance of a point on the earth surface, which is measured in degrees from the centre of the earth. Lines of latitude run from West to East and they can be used to calculate distance between one place to another and at the same time can be used in …
EQUINOX This is a period of the year when the sun is above the equator while day and night are of equal length. It usually occurs around 200 March (which is called spring equinox) and 22nd September (which is called autumn equinox). SOLSTICE This is another period of the year when the sun reaches its …
Movement of the earth can be classified into two namely: Rotation and Revolution. ROTATION The earth rotates on its axis from west to east once in every 24 hours, thus causing day and night. Note that 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness make up the 24 hours rotation. The daylight is experienced …
The various proofs to show that the earth is spherical in shape are as follows: 1. Sunrise and Sunset If the earth were flat, the whole world would have Sunrise and Sunset at the same time. But because the earth is not flat, the sun rises and sets at different times in different places of …
The earth is an elliptical spheroid, which means that the earth is a solid object that is approximately the same shape as a sphere. It is proved that the earth is spherical in shape, but because it is a little flattened at the poles, the shape is called geoid. The earth has the following dimensions: …