Category 1 · Geography
Earth, Latitudes, Longitudes and Motions
6 micro topics in Geography for UPSC Prelims, in book order: Latitudes and Important Parallels; Longitudes, Meridians and Time Zones; and 4 more.
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Latitudes and Important Parallels
Latitude is the angular distance of a place north or south of the equator, measured in degrees from the centre of the Earth. Lines joining places of equal latitude are called parallels, and the equator, the…
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Longitudes, Meridians and Time Zones
Longitude is the angular distance of a place east or west of the Prime Meridian, which passes through Greenwich and is fixed at 0 degrees. Meridians are semicircles from pole to pole of equal length, and…
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Rotation of the Earth and Its Effects
Rotation is the spinning of the Earth on its axis from west to east once in about 24 hours (23 hours 56 minutes 4 seconds). It causes day and night, the deflection of winds and ocean…
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Revolution, Inclination of the Axis and Seasons
Revolution is the movement of the Earth around the Sun in an elliptical orbit in about 365 days 6 hours. Because the axis is tilted at 23.5 degrees to the normal and keeps its direction in…
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Solstices, Equinoxes and Variation in Day Length
Solstices are the two days, about 21 June and 22 December, when the midday Sun is overhead at a Tropic and the days are longest or shortest, while equinoxes are the two days, about 21 March…
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Eclipses, Lunar Phases and Supermoons
An eclipse occurs when the Sun, Moon and Earth line up so that one body casts its shadow on another: a solar eclipse at new moon when the Moon hides the Sun, and a lunar eclipse…
Frequently asked questions
Which topics are in Earth, Latitudes, Longitudes and Motions?
Earth, Latitudes, Longitudes and Motions has 6 micro topics in Geography: Latitudes and Important Parallels; Longitudes, Meridians and Time Zones; Rotation of the Earth and Its Effects; Revolution, Inclination of the Axis and Seasons; Solstices, Equinoxes and Variation in Day Length; Eclipses, Lunar Phases and Supermoons.
Is Earth, Latitudes, Longitudes and Motions important for UPSC Prelims?
Earth, Latitudes, Longitudes and Motions is a part of the UPSC Prelims Geography syllabus map on MaargX UPSC. Each of its 6 published topics has key terms, a Mains angle and practice questions.