Q. Consider the following statements about inter-continental air routes:
1.Most inter-continental air routes are concentrated in an east-west belt in the Northern Hemisphere.
2.Air services are dense and well-developed in the Southern Hemisphere between 10° and 35° latitudes.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: A
Notes:
Explanation:
- There is a dense east-west belt of air routes mainly across the Northern Hemisphere, especially over Eastern USA, Western Europe, and Southeast Asia, with major air traffic hubs like New York, London, Paris, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Rome, Moscow, Karachi, New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangkok, Singapore, Tokyo, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Chicago.
- In the Southern Hemisphere, air services are limited between 10°–35° latitudes because of sparser population, limited landmass, and lower economic development, not dense or well-developed.
Source- 12th NCERT: Geography – India People and Economy
