Consider the following statements with respect to Latitude and Longitude Linear distance of a degree...........

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Consider the following statements with respect to Latitude and Longitude:

Linear distance of a degree of latitude at the Pole is little longer than that at Equator.

When there is winter in Seoul the Sun is nearer to the Tropic of Cancer.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

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Explanation:

Statement 1 is correct : As the earth is slightly flattened at the poles, the linear distance of a degree of latitude at the pole is a little longer than that at the equator. For example at the equator (0°) it is 68.704 miles, at 45° it is 69.054 miles and at the poles it is 69.407 miles. The average is taken as 69 miles (111km). 1 mile = 1.607 km.

Statement 2 is incorrect : When there is winter in Seoul (Nothern Hemisphere), the Sun is nearer to the Tropic of Capricorn.