Geomorphology and the Earth
Latitude, longitude and time
Practise 2 PYQsConcepts to cover
- Latitude: Equator, Tropics, Arctic and Antarctic Circles, heat zones
- Longitude and local time: 15 degrees per hour
- Standard time, time zones and countries with many zones
- International Date Line and the change of date across the Bering Strait
- Great circles, the graticule and reading a map grid
Where to study
Exploring Society: India and Beyond, Class VI, chapter 1: Locating Places on the Earth (2024)
- ch. 1, Locating Places on the Earth, p. 1-26 (book pages 1-26)
- ch. 1, b) Latitudes, p. 14 (book page 14)
- ch. 1, c) Longitudes, p. 15 (book page 15)
- ch. 1, Understanding Time Zones, p. 20 (book page 20)
- ch. 1, International Date Line, p. 22-23 (book pages 22-23)
- ch. 1, A Map and Its Components, p. 9 (book page 9)
- ch. 1, grid lines, p. 17 (book page 17)
Certificate Physical and Human Geography · Goh Cheng Leong
- ch. 1, The Earth and the Universe
UPSC Detailed (Micro Topic) Syllabus: Geography (Prelims)
- Time Zones, Local and Standard Time and the International Date Line
- Time Zones
- International Date Line
India: Physical Environment, Class XI, chapter 1: India: Location (2026-27)
- ch. 1, Standard Meridian, p. 2 (book page 2)