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UNIT 4
MARLYN D. PEPITO
SCIENCE TEACHER
EARTH
ANDSPACE
WHAT MAKES UP OUR ENVIRONMENT?
Objective
Equator is an
imaginary line on
the surface,
equidistant from
the North and
South Poles,
dividing the Earth
into Northern and
Southern
Hemispheres
Q2. What is latitude
Lines of latitude:
- are parallel to
the equator and
to each other
- - form circles
that are smaller
at the poles
- - do not meet
Q3. Describe the lines of longitude.
EXACT LOCATION:
14.5995° N, 120.9842° E
Q11. Compared to the size of the world, Manila
is just a tiny spot, and its location may be
described using a pair of latitude and
longitude. But how would you describe the
location of an “area” such as the whole
Philippines?
Locating cities such as Manila is easy. Manila is
just a “spot” on the globe. But locating a whole
country like the Philippines may be challenging
because the country is not a “spot,” it is an “area.”
Since the boundary of the Philippines (or any
country, for that matter) is irregular, we can simplify
things by drawing a rectangle around the
Philippines.
Now you know how to describe the location of
a certain place using latitude and longitude.
The lines of latitude are also known as
parallels of latitude. That is because the lines
of latitude are parallel to the equator and to
each other. Five lines of latitude have special
names.
Exercise 1:
Identify the city nearest to the following
rounded latitudes and longitudes.
A. Longitude
B. Latitude
C. Equator
D. Prime Meridian
2. What is a flat representation
of the earth that show location
of different places?
A. Globe B. Top
C. Model D. Map
3. Which of the following is used
to describe the 0° longitudinal
line that runs through
Greenwich, England?
A. Great circle
B. Principle line
C. Longitudinal maximum
D. Prime meridian
4.Which of the following is
an exact representation of
the earth?
A. Globe
B. top
C. model
D. map
5-7. Differentiate latitude from
longitude. ( 3 points)
Match the lines of latitude (column A)with its
corresponding zone to column B.
A B
8.Tropic of Cancer and a. polar regions
the tropic of Capricorn b. tropical zone
9.At Arctic Circle c. temperate zone
and Antarctic Circle
10. Between the Tropic
of Cancer and the Arctic
Circle
ANSWERS KEY
1) C
2) D
3) D
4) A
5) LATITUDE IS PARRALEL TO EACH OTHER,900N &900S
6) WHILE
7) LONGITUDE IS
8) C
9) A
10) B