INTERNATIONAL INDIAN SCHOOL, JEDDAH
Sub: Social (Worksheet)
III-V BLOCK
The location of
places on the
Earth can be
pinpointed by
using both latitude
and longitude
NAME :____________________ CLASS:V_____ ROLL NO:_____
LESSON:2 –PARALLELS AND MERIDIANS
I.Fill in the blanks
1. The end points of the earth are called _______________________.
2. Meridians are also called as ______________________________.
3. The portion of the earth lying above the equator is called the __________________.
4. The _____________________ of 180° E and 180°W is the same line.
5. The city of_________________ in (Madhya Pradesh) was taken as the
prime meridian by the early geographers and astrologers.
6. There are _____________________ meridians on the globe.
7. The word ante meridiem means _________________________________
8. The word 'MERIDIAN' comes from the Latin word ________which means _________.
II. Name the following:1. The longest parallel____________________
2. The 0° meridian that passes through Greenwich___________________
3. The 90° S parallel_________________________
4. 66½˚ N is known as________________________
III.Write True or False:1. All meridians are of the same length.
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2. There are 180 parallels.
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3. Apart from their values parallels are marked as E or W.
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4. To locate a place on earth, we must know its latitude and longitude. (
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IV.Define the following:1.Grid:________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
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Axis:________________________________________________________________3.
Equator:_____________________________________________________________
V.Using the world map in an atlas locate the country through which the following
parallels and meridians are passing.
1.30°N 60°E:___________________
2. 30°S 60°W:___________________
3.30°S 150°E:___________________
3.60°N 120°w:___________________
VI.Look at the picture down and answer the following questions.
a)1. A set of circles can be drawn on the surface of the earth are called
____________________or_____________________
2. The North Pole is written as ___________
b. Write down all the important parallels.
1.__________________________
2.__________________________
3.__________________________
4.__________________________
5.__________________________
6.__________________________
7.__________________________
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