There are limited air services in which of the following latitudes due to sparser population, limited landmass and economic development?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → 10 to 35 degree south
There are limited air services between 10-35 latitudes in the Southern hemisphere because of sparser population, limited landmass and economic development.
Note: A similar question was also asked in CUET (UG) 2023 on 31-05-2023 (Slot 2).
NCERT (2025-26): “Inter-Continental Air Routes … In the Northern Hemisphere, there is a distinct east-west belt of inter-continental air routes. Dense network exists in Eastern U.S.A., Western Europe and Southeast Asia. U.S.A. alone accounts for 60 per cent of the airways of the world. New York, London, Paris, Amsterdam, Frankfurt Rome, Moscow, Karachi, New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangkok, Singapore, Tokyo, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Chicago are the nodal points where air routes converge or radiate to all continents. Africa, Asiatic part of Russia and South America lack air services. There are limited air services between 10-35 latitudes in the Southern hemisphere due to sparser population, limited landmass and economic development.” |