Bal Bharati Public School, GRH Marg

Primary Department, GR Campus

Session 2023-24
Class V
Subject – Social Studies
Topic: Parallels and Meridians

1) Define:

Axis:_____________________________________________________________________
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Grid:
_________________________________________________________________________
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2) Fill in the blanks:

a. The Arctic and Antarctic circles are also called __________ circles.
b. The ______________ divides the earth into two equal parts.
c. The imaginary lines running from north to south are called_________ or the lines
of ______________.
d. Parallels and meridians cross each other at ______________ angles.
e. Distances in the __________________ direction are measured by
______________.
f. The meridian that passes through Greenwich is called the _______________.
g. The word ‘Latitude’ originates from the Latin word __________ which means
___________.
h. The word ‘meridian’ originates from the Latin word _________ which means
__________.
i. It is from the word meridian that we get words such as ____________(a.m.)
‘before noon’ and ______________(p.m.) meaning ‘after noon’.
j. Parallels are drawn at a distance of __________.
k. The length of the parallels ________ as we move away from the equator.

3) Correct the following sentences

a) The Arctic and Antarctic circles are called Longitudes.

b) In 1881, it was decided to fix Greenwich, a place near London, as a starting point for
numbering meridians.

c) The end points on the axis are called parallels.

d) The length of the parallels increases as we move away from the equator and towards
the poles.
4) Match the columns:

a. Tropic of Cancer 181 in number

b. Arctic Circle 0ᵒ latitude
c. Antarctic Circle 90ᵒ S
d. Meridians 66 ½ᵒ S
e. Parallels 23 ½ᵒ N
f. Equator 360 in number
g. North Pole 0ᵒ longitude
h. South Pole 90ᵒ N
i. Prime Meridian 66 ½ᵒ N

5) Draw important parallels.