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the
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1.
a. Longitude
b. Prime Meridian
c. International Date Line
it is 10:44
d. GMT
2.
3.
East
Differentiate between local time and standard time with examples.
What is the relationship between time and longitude? What are the things to be
considered while calculating local time on the basis of longitude of a place?
4. Give reasons for the following statements.
a. The countries like the USA and Russia have adopted more than one standard time.
b. International Date Line is irregular in shape.
c. The sun rises in llam about half an hour earlier than in Kanchanpur.
d. The sun rises in the east and sets in the west.
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Kathman
of Kolka
Answer the following questions each in a single sentence.
a. How long does the earth take to cover 1° longitude?
b. Why should we make the clock advanced when we go to Japan from Nepal?
c. How many degrees of longitudes are there in total?
d. From which longitude, Nepal's standard time has been determined?
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