Write T for True or F for False
1. The east-west lines drawn on a globe are called parallels.
Answer: T
2. All parallels are of the same length.
Answer: F
3. The North Pole lies in the Southern Hemisphere.
Answer: F
4. The Tropic of Cancer lies in the Northern Hemisphere.
Answer: T
A. Tick (✓) the Correct Answers
1. The two end points of the Earth’s axis are called:
a) Dots
b) Lines
c) Poles ✓
d) Caps
2. The part of the Earth above the Equator is called the:
a) North Pole
b) South Pole
c) Southern Hemisphere
d) Northern Hemisphere ✓
3. If parallels are drawn at intervals of one degree, there will be:
a) 181 parallels ✓
b) 90 parallels
c) 360 parallels
d) 180 parallels
4. The Prime Meridian passes through a place called:
a) Sandwich
b) Greenwich ✓
c) Norwich
d) London
5. To locate a place on a globe, we must know its:
a) Latitude
b) Longitude
c) Latitude and longitude ✓
d) Time zone
Look at a Globe
There are some lines on it. Fill in the missing letters to complete their names.
- EQUATOR
- TROPIC OF CANCER
- ARCTIC CIRCLE
- TROPIC OF CAPRICORN
- ANTARCTIC CIRCLE
- PRIME MERIDIAN
B. Complete the Series
1.
Tropic of Cancer : 23½° N :: Tropic of Capricorn : 23½° S
2.
Equator : 0° Latitude :: Prime Meridian : 0° Longitude
3.
Parallels : Latitudes :: Meridians : Longitudes
4.
North Pole : 90° N :: South Pole : 90° S
5.
Arctic Circle : 66½° N :: Antarctic Circle : 66½° S
C. Answer These Questions
1. What is a parallel? Write three features of parallels.
Answer: A parallel is an imaginary horizontal circle around the Earth. They never intersect and run east-west.
2. How do we number parallels on a globe?
Answer: They are numbered from 0° at the Equator up to 90° N at the North Pole and 90° S at the South Pole.
3. What is a meridian? Write three features of meridians.
Answer: A meridian is an imaginary vertical semi-circle running from pole to pole. They are equal in length, intersect at the poles, and measure longitude.
4. How can we locate a place on a globe?
Answer: A place is located by finding the exact grid intersection point of its parallel (latitude) and meridian (longitude).