SCS Maharashtra Board
Grade 6 | Geography | Chapter 3 - World of Coordinates
Write information about the Equator.
Ans.
(1) 0° latitude with the biggest diameter is known as the Equator.
(2) The Equator is also called as the 'base latitude' or 'Great Circle'.
(3) The Equator divides the Earth into 2 equal parts.
(4) The part lying to the north of the Equator is called as the Northern Hemisphere.
(5) The part lying to the South of the Equator is called as the Southern Hemisphere.