Question

\(0^\circ\) latitude is called

• A. Equator
• B. Arctic Circle
• C. Antarctic Circle
• D. Mid Pole % Not a standard geographical term

Hint:

Important Lines of Latitude: - Equator: \(0^\circ\) (divides Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres). - Tropic of Cancer: \(23.5^\circ\) N (northernmost latitude where Sun can be directly overhead). - Tropic of Capricorn: \(23.5^\circ\) S (southernmost latitude where Sun can be directly overhead). - Arctic Circle: \(66.5^\circ\) N (marks the southern limit of the area where the sun does not set on the summer solstice and does not rise on the winter solstice). - Antarctic Circle: \(66.5^\circ\) S (marks the northern limit of the area with similar phenomena in the Southern Hemisphere). - North Pole: \(90^\circ\) N. - South Pole: \(90^\circ\) S.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Step 1: Understand the concept of latitude.
Latitude is an angular distance, north or south of the Earth's equator, measured in degrees along a meridian, as on a map or globe.

Step 2: Identify key lines of latitude.
- Equator: The imaginary line drawn around the Earth equally distant from both poles, dividing the Earth into northern and southern hemispheres.
It is designated as \(0^\circ\) latitude.
- Tropic of Cancer: \(23.
5^\circ\) North latitude.
- Tropic of Capricorn: \(23.
5^\circ\) South latitude.
- Arctic Circle: Approximately \(66.
5^\circ\) North latitude.
- Antarctic Circle: Approximately \(66.
5^\circ\) South latitude.
- North Pole: \(90^\circ\) North latitude.
- South Pole: \(90^\circ\) South latitude.

Step 3: Identify what \(0^\circ\) latitude is called.
\(0^\circ\) latitude is called the Equator.
"Mid Pole" is not a standard geographical term for a line of latitude.
This matches option (1).