LOTUS VALLEY INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL, NOIDA

SOCIAL SCIENCE REVISION WORKSHEET II (2022-23)

PARALLELS AND MERIDIANS
CLASS V

Name: _________________ Section: ________ Roll No.: _______ Date: ____________

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Q1. Fill in the blanks:

The parallels of latitude are the boundary lines of imaginary circles drawn around the earth.
They run in the ________ direction and are parallel to each other. Parallels are of _________
length. Equator is the _______ parallel and it divides the earth into the ________
Hemisphere and ____________ Hemisphere. The parallels are numbered. The Equator is
marked at _______ degree. The _______ Pole and the _______ Pole is marked 90-degree
North and _____ degree South respectively. Arctic Circle and Tropic of Cancer parallels lie
between North Pole and the ________. Antarctic Circle and Tropic of Capricorn parallel lie
between __________ and the equator.

__________ is an imaginary semicircle that runs in the north-south direction and joins the
two poles. All meridians are of the ______ length and meet at the poles. ___________ is an
imaginary line which divides the earth into eastern and western hemispheres. It is sometimes
referred to as the Greenwich Meridian. The Prime Meridian which passes through
__________, England, is considered 0 degrees’ longitude. Places on different meridians have
a time difference because they have sunrise and sunset at different times.

The longitude at 180 degrees is known as _________________________. It was designated

in 1884. If you travel west from the International Date Line, you ______ a day, and if you
travel east from the International Date Line, you ________ a day.

Q2. State true or false:

1. The degree of equator is zero-degree latitude. _______

2. There is time difference between places on different meridians. _______
3. Meridians are the boundary lines of imaginary circles drawn around the earth. _______
4. 23 1/2° N Latitude is the Tropic of Capricorn. ________
5. Prime meridian is also known as the Greenwich Meridian. ________
6. The two parallels, the tropic of Capricorn and the Antarctic Circle lie between the equator
and the South Pole. _______

Q 3. Write a short note on the following:

a. Globe:
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b. Prime Meridian:
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c. International Date Line:
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d. Poles of the Earth:
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Q4. Refer to the grid map and furnish the co-ordinates of the following:

a. Australia: 30°S120°E (one has been done for your reference)

 b. Africa: _______________
c. Indian Ocean: __________________
d. Antarctic Ocean:
e. Which continent is at 60°N, 120°E: _____________

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Ms Charu Sehgal
(Primary In charge)