Question

Approximately how many Kilometres are represented by 1° of latitude?
a. 421 km
b. 111 km
c. 91 km
d. 211 km

Answer 1

Hint: It is the equivalent of sixty-nine miles. Two of the most important latitudes, the Tropic of Cancer (23.5 °N) and the Tropic of Capricorn (23.5 °S) have a distance of 110.948 km between each degree.

Complete answer:
Latitude is a geographic coordinate in geography that specifies the north-south position of a point on the surface of the Earth that ranges from 0° at the Equator to 90° at the poles (North or South).
> The distance is approximately 111 km for each degree of latitude.
> At the equator, the distance to each degree is 110,567 km.
> There is a distance of 111,699 km between each degree at each of the poles.

So, the correct option is Option B.

Note: Geographers draw imaginary lines to find the positions of the points on the globe, such as latitude, longitude, equator, meridian. These imaginary lines are drawn in such a way that they form a ‘latitude and longitude grid system’ on the globe that allows us to locate places in the world precisely.

The longitude is a geographical coordinate describing the location of an east-west point on the surface of the Earth. There is a considerable difference in the distance between degrees of longitude because at the equator they are the farthest apart and closest at the poles.