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CLASS: V DATE:
SUBJECT: SOCIAL

WORKSHEET
CH-2 LATITUDES AND LONGITUDES

Tick (✔) the correct option.

1. Latitudes run in the _____ to ______ direction.
a. West-east b. north-south c. east-west t
2. North Pole can be represented as the latitude.
a. 90° S b. 0° N c. 90° N
3. There are ____lines of latitude.
a. 180 b. 90 c. 181
4. The International Date Line is represented as the ___ longitude.
a. 180° b. 180° S c. 90° W
5. The axle on which the Earth spins is known as the __________.
a. axle. b. axis. c. pole.
6. These are imaginary lines, which help us find out the absolute location of any place on the
Earth.
a. Prime Meridian b. Tropic of Cancer c. latitudes and longitudes
7. Which line is represented by the 66½° N?
a. The Tropic of Cancer b. the Arctic Circle c. the Antarctic Circle
8. The distance between two longitudes is at the Equator.
a. equal b. minimum c. maximum

II. State whether the following statements are True or False.

1. Latitudes and longitudes are used to find the absolute locations.
2. The Equator is a line of longitude.
3. The Prime Meridian is the longest latitude.
4. Latitudes are dots at the poles.
5. Greenwich is located in England, UK.
III. Match the following.
Column A Column B
1. imaginary axle a. North Pole
2. point on the top of the globe b. Equator
3. area above the equator c. Axis
4. imaginary line that divides the Earth d. Northern Hemisphere

III. Draw a labelled diagram to show the important lines of latitudes.