LONGITUDE AND LATITUDE ‘Any (a. on Earth is described by two numbers, its 2). and its Q), If a pilot or a ship's captain wants to specify the position on map, these are the. @) they would use, Longitude lines run__(5)__to__(6)_. There are 360 of them, each of these is called a degree, The O° line or . runs through (@)__in England, hence the expression Greenwich Mean Time, or GMT. Latitude lines run _ (9) to (10). 0 latitude runs along the __(11)___. There are 90° lines to the north and south of the Equator. 90° north is the (2 ‘and 90° south is the South Pole. Since the Earth is so big, there's a big distance between each degree of latitude and longitude. To moke it more accurate we use minutes and seconds. There are 60 (13)___lines between each degree of longitude and latitude and there ore 60 —(14)___lines for each minute line. west - north - minute - North Pole - Prime Meridian - Greenwich - coordinates - latitude - Equater - second - south - longitude - location - east Copyright: www appuseries.com THE WORLD aos 140" 100% _soew 20° 0 10 Gore 100 140 BEE heat ox »/ KOC BAN ATLANTIC Ay PACIFIC \.., cS NG Asus: Ve Pe SR OCEAN sour Wy sourn, ariantic ‘7 PACKEIG, OCEAN o NON, Oc RAN * 2.5 ANTARCTICA “ 140 09° GH 20 0 20° GOE 140" 14a 160" © 2008 National Geographic SoshtyFORMATIVE ASSESSMENT Activity A: colour the map following the instructions in the list below. The Prime Meridian in blue The Equator in ved The Tropic of Cancer in brown The tropic of Capricorn in orange The North Pole in pink The South Pole in light blue Activity B: underline the correct options to complete the sentences. & 2, 3 4, 5. Parallels measure latitude/longitude The Prime Meridian passes through the Equator/Greenwich Parallels are imaginary/real lines that divide the globe into grids ‘The Equator/the Tropic of Cancer divides the earth into two hemispheres, Meridians mecsure latitude/longitude. Activity C: write a definition for each term written in bold letters in the text. FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT Activity A: colour the map following the instructions in the list below. The Prime Meridian in blue The Equator in red The Tropic of Cancer in brown The tropic of Capricorn in orange The North Poe in pink The South Pole in light blue Activity B: underline the correct options to complete the sentences. 1 omen: Parallels measure latitude/longitude ‘The Prime Meridian passes through the Equator/Greenwich Parallels are imaginary/real lines that divide the globe into grids, The Equator/the Tropic of Cancer divides the earth into two hemispheres. Meridians mecsure latitude/longitude, Activity C: write a definition for each term written in bold letters in the text.