Locating Places
on Earth
(My World and I)
A. Match the following:
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1. Tropic of Cancer |
a. 66°30’N [4] |
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2. Tropic of Capricorn |
b. 23°30’N [1] |
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3. Antarctic Circle |
c. 23°30’S [2] |
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4. Arctic Circle |
d. 66°30’S [3] |
B. Fill in the blanks.
1. The equator is numbered as 0°.
2. The North Pole is numbered as 90°N and the South Pole as 90°S.
3. The Prime Meridian is numbered as 0°.
4. The meridian opposite to the Prime Meridian is numbered as 180°.
5. The grids that help us to find a place in a map are called coordinates.
C. Answer the following questions:
1. What are the two sets of imaginary lines drawn on maps and globes called?
= The two sets of imaginary lines drawn on maps and globes are called latitudes and longitudes.
2. Explain where these lines are imaginary and where they are real?
= The lines drawn on maps and globes are real lines but since the surface of the earth does not have them, we say that they are imaginary lines on the earth.
3. Why are these lines drawn?
= These lines are drawn to locate a place on maps and globes.
4. Which are the lines that run parallel to the equator?
= The latitudes are the lines that run parallel to the equator.
5. Name the lines that meet at the poles.
= The lines that meet at the poles are the longitudes.
6. What is the longitude that is exactly opposite to the Prime Meridian called?
= The longitudinal that is exactly opposite to the Prime Meridian is called the 180th meridian.