SY 2023 - 2024

Name: Subject : Social Studies Topic: Worksheet 5 -

Unit 4 - Lesson 2
Date: Grade: 5 Section: A - B

Choose from the box:

equator latitude imaginary southern

northern East West longitude

1. Geographers have created _____________________ lines to measure distance and learn more

about climate regions.

2. The ____________________ is the most important imaginary line that circles Earth and

cuts it into two equal parts.

3. The equator cuts the Earth into two equal parts the _________________ hemisphere and the

____________________ hemisphere.

4. The lines of _____________________ are parallel lines to the equator.

5. The lines of ______________________ are perpendicular to the lines of latitude.

6. There are 180 lines of longitude _______________ of the Prime Meridian and 180 lines to its

_______________.

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 Write TRUE or FALSE:

1. The equator is the most important line that circles Earth and cuts it into two equal parts.

________________

2. The line of longitude which passes through Greenwich, in England, is internationally

agreed to be the 0° line of longitude and is called the Prime Meridian.

_________________________

3. The equator is 8° latitude. __________________

4. The north pole is 40° N, ___________________

5. The south pole is 90° S. ___________________

Answer the following question:

*What are the most important five lines of latitude?

1._______________________ 2. _________________________ 3. _____________________

4.___________________________ 5. __________________________

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