NOTE:

 Students are required to make one side plain and

one side ruled sheet copy for Social Studies
 Work should be neatly done in the note book in
cursive handwriting
 After completing one question and answer leave a
line then write the next question and answer. (no
need to leave lines in between the answers)
 Dear students, please read the lesson before writing
the answers.

LESSON 1 GLOBE
TO BE DONE IN BOOK
A.TICK THE CORRECT ANSWERS
1. Prime Meridian
2. Model
3. 360
4. 0o latitude
5. 231/2 0 N
B. Fill in the blanks
1. Axis
2. North Pole, South Pole
3. Equator
4. Greenwich, Prime Meridian
5. East Longitude, West Longitude
C. True/False
1. True
2. True
3. True
4. True
5. False (longest)
6. True
7. True
8. True
D.Match the following
1. Arctic Circle 661/2 0 N
2. Tropic of Cancer 231/2 0 N
3. Antarctic Circle 661/2 0 S
4. Tropic of Capricorn 231/2 0 S
TO BE DONE IN SOCIAL STUDIES NOTE BOOK
E. Answer these questions
1. Who confirmed that the Earth is spherical in
shape?
Ans. Explorers and astronauts confirmed that the
Earth is spherical in shape.
2. How many types of globes are there? Explain.
Ans. Globes are of different shapes and size- big
ones which cannot be carried easily, small pocket
globes and globes like balloons, which can be
inflated and are very handy.
3. Why do we need globe?
Ans. We need globe to see the correct shapes,
position and location of all continents and oceans.
4. Explain the meaning of ‘Lines of Latitude’. Name
them.
Ans. The lines that are drawn parallel to the
Equator are called Line of Latitude.
Important Lines of Latitudes are
a) The Tropic of Cancer
b)The Tropic of Capricorn
c) The Arctic Circle
d)The Antarctic Circle
5. What are ‘Lines of Longitude’?
 Ans. The Lines of Longitudes are the lines that run
from the North Pole to the South Pole. They are all
of equal length and their total number is 360.
6. Which Meridian divides the earth into two equal
parts? How?
Ans. The Prime Meridian divides Earth into two
equal halves. This base line has a 0o longitude and
from it we count 180 o eastward and 180 o
westward.
7. How does a grid help us?
Ans. A grid helps us in locating places.
F. Draw color and label
1. A globe
2. Important Lines of Latitude