Geography
Give reasons for the following:
Parallels are not equal in length.
Latitudes & Longitudes
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Answer
Since shape of the Earth is an oblate spheroid, the radius and length of parallels gradually decrease from its maxima at the Equator to its minima at the Poles. Hence, parallels are not equal in length.
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