NCERT Class 6 Geography Chapter 2: Globe Latitudes and Longitudes (Time Zone Calculation) | English

NCERT Class 6 Geography Chapter 2: Globe Latitudes and Longitudes (Time Zone Calculation) | English



NOTE: @12:24 Kibithu town in Anjaw district in Arunachal Pradesh is one of the easternmost permanently populated towns of India. It lies on LAC (line of actual control).
1 degree = 4 minutes
@27:00 note it should be, if we cross the IDL to the east, we gain a day, as in the example, we reach back to 8th Aug from 9th Aug and we are gaining the day, and losing the day, as we get to live the day again. Even though the date is reducing, it is not losing a day, and in fact gaining of a day. And when we cross the IDL to the west, we lose a day.
Earth moves from West to east
Dr. Manishika Jain explains the NCERT Class 6 Geography Chapter 2 Globe Latitudes and Longitudes along with calculating time zones and concept of daylight saving time.
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The video starts with understanding globe, parallels or latitudes, meridians or longitudes, time zones, calculation of time difference including the flight time and daylight saving time..

Globe @0:21
Latitudes @2:22
Longitudes @5:41
International Date Line @10:14
Indian Standard Time @11:31
Daylight Saving Time @28:43
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