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Oceans and Continents Class 6 Question Answer Social Science Chapter 2

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Oceans and Continents Class 6 Questions and Answers (InText)

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Question 1.
What are the circular lines in each map called?

And do you know what the lines radiating out of the two poles are called? (Hint: you studied them in the previous chapter, but here they are presented differently.)
Answer:
The circular lines in each map are the latitudes and longitudes.

The lines radiating out of the two poles are 90° N and 90° S.

Question 2.
Which hemisphere holds more water?
Answer:
The Southern Hemisphere contains more water.

Question 3.
What do you think could be the approximate proportion of water to land in the Northern Hemisphere and in the Southern Hemisphere?

Discuss in groups.
Answer:
The approximate proportions of water to land in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres is