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Give reasons for the following:
The international Date Line is not a straight line like other longitudes.

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The International Date Line is not a straight line like other longitudes because in order to avoid any landmass, deviation has been taken. It is done to avoid the confusion of having different dates in the same country.

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Give reasons for the following:
The international Date Line is not a straight line like other longitudes.

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Give reasons for the following:The international Date Line is not a straight line like other longitudes.

Latitudes & Longitudes

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Give reasons for the following:
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Give reasons for the following:
Latitudes and Longitudes are always expressed in angles.

Give reasons for the following:
Large countries have many time zones.

Give reasons for the following:
A person gains time as he travels towards east.

Give reasons for the following:
The intervals between successive parallels are constant.