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Globe

Globe. GLOBE-LATITUDES AND LONGITUDES. LATITUDE. Latitudes. Equator represents 0 deg Distance from the either poles is one-fourth of a circle round the Earth ¼ of 360deg i.e90 deg The North Pole latitude marks the North Pole and 90deg south latitude marks South Pole.

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  1. Globe

  2. GLOBE-LATITUDES AND LONGITUDES

  3. LATITUDE

  4. Latitudes • Equator represents 0deg • Distance from the either poles is one-fourth of a circle round the Earth • ¼ of 360deg i.e90 deg • The North Pole latitude marks the North Pole and 90deg south latitude marks South Pole

  5. FOUR IMPORTANT PARALLELS OF LATITUDE • Tropic of Cancer—231/2 N • Tropic of Capricorn-231/2 S • Arctic Circle—661/2N • Antarctic Circle—661/2S

  6. Assignment • Take and outline map of the world and mark on it • The Equator • The tropic of cancer • The tropic of Capricorn • Arctic circle • Antarctic circle • The Prime Meridian

  7. Heat Zones

  8. Reassamble the following words from the hint provided • (a)WGENERIHC-(Place through which the prime meridian passes) • LEPOS-(the two ends of the axis on which the earth rotates) • EMIHPHSREE-(one half of the earth) • GIFRDI EZNO-(coldest zone of the earth)

  9. Assignment • Name the following • 1.The longest latitude- • 2.The other name of world time- • 3.Any one heat zone- • 4.This latitude divides the globe into equal hemispheres- • 5.The longitude of International Date Line-

  10. FIND OUT • 1.How many time zones are there in the world? • 2.Which country has the maximum time zones in the world? • 3.Name two continents through which equator passes. • 4.In which temperature zones is India located.

  11. Longitude • The meridian which passed through Greenwich, British Royal Observatory is located ascalled Prime Meridian

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