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State True or False: 1. All parallels are semicircles. 2. The northern part of the Prime Meridian is called the Northern Hemisphere. 3. A traveler crossing the International Date Line westwards loses a day. 4. The point of intersection of axis and latitude gives the exact location of a place. 5. The highest possible latitude is 180°. 6. The Indian standard Meridian passes through Allahabad at 80°30’E meridian. 

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  1. False; Parallels are circles that run parallel to the equator.
  2. False; The Prime Meridian is an imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole and it does not divide the Earth into hemispheres.
  3. True
  4. True
  5. False; The highest possible latitude is 90°.
  6. False; The Indian Standard Meridian passes through 82.5° E longitude.

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