Effingham Secondary School

Department of Geography
SOCIAL STUDIES – GEOGRAPHY
GRADE 8 REVISION

Activity 1
Define the following terms:
i. Universal Time
ii. Longitude
iii. Rotation
iv. The Globe
v. Atlas
vi. Revolution
vii. Equator
viii. Prime Meridian
ix. Latitude
x. Scale

Activity 2:
Refer to the diagram below and answer the questions set.

29°00’E 10’ 20’ 30’ 40’ 50’ 30°00’E

34°00’S
10’ A
0’S
20’ C
0’S
30’ D
0’S
40’
0’S
50’ B E
35 00’S 0’S
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1.1. Give the co-ordinates Latitude and Longitude in degrees and minutes
of places labeled A-E
A-
1.2 State in which two hemispheres the above diagram is located
 34°00 W’ 10’ 20’ 30’ 40’ 50’ 33°00’W

32°00’N
10’ F G
0’S
20’
0’S
30’
0’S
40’
0’S
50’
31°00’N H
I
0’S

1.3 Give the co-ordinates Latitude and Longitude in degrees and minutes
of places labeled A-E
1.4 In which two hemispheres does the above diagram represent.

Activity 3
1.1 What are satellite images?
1.2 Name the two types of satellite images?
1.3 Explain how a geographer who is protecting a natural forest can use
satellite images.
1.4 Identify five (5) places where satellite images are used.
1.5 Discuss how satellite images are taken.

What are you doing as a geographer to save your planet?

A Ellan
Subject Teacher
Social studies – Geography