CHAPTER 8

GLOBES AND MAPS

KEYWORDS:

1. Globe
2. Equator
3. Latitudes
4. Longitudes
5. Directions
6. Conventional signs
7. Oceans
8. Hemisphere
9. Imaginary line
10. Horizontal lines

Answer the following questions

1. What is Equator?
Ans: Equator is the midway horizontal line that divides Earth into two equal
halves - the Northern Hemisphere and the southern Hemisphere.

2. What is Prime Meridian?

Ans: The zero degree line of longitude running through the Royal observatory
at Greenwich near London is called the Greenwich Meridian or the Prime
Meridian.

3. Define grid.
Ans:Latitudes and Longitudes together form a network of lines or a grid on
the globe. This is called the global grid.

4. What are the elements that make up the language of maps?

Ans:The elements that make up the language of maps are:
1.Scale
2.Colours
3.Directions
4.Signs and symbols.

5. Identify the following symbols.

Ans: 1.Road metalled 2. National Capital 3.Bridge

III. Answer the following questions in detail.

1. How do we know that Earth is round?

Ans: There are few ways to prove that Our Planet is round in shape.For
example, when Earth is between the Sun and the moon, we can see Earth’s
shadow on the moon. The shadow is rounded.
Aeroplanes also help to prove that earth is round. An aeroplane can travel in a
straight line for a long time without falling off any edge. It can also circle the
entire planet without stopping.

2. What is a globe? Describe the types of Globe.

Ans: The globe is a fairly good model of Earth. It shows all the Continents,
Countries and water bodies of Earth. The globe also shows a network of lines,
known as Latitudes and Longitudes, and two poles of the axis.

There are different types of globes.

Terrestrial globe: Terrestrial globe shows landmasses and waterbodies. It may
also show countries, major cities and a network of Latitude and Longitude
lines.

Physical Globe: A Physical globe shows the geographic characteristics of

Earth. It may have raised topography to indicate the rising of the land surfaces
around the world.