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CBSE Class 5 Social Science - Parallels and Meridians

The document discusses parallels and meridians, which are important lines used to locate places on Earth. Parallels run horizontally around the globe parallel to the equator, while meridians run vertically between the North and South Poles. The prime meridian passes through Greenwich, England and is used as the 0° line that longitude is measured from. Together, parallels and meridians form a grid system called a graticule that allows any place on Earth to be precisely located using its latitude and longitude coordinates.

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CBSE Class 5 Social Science - Parallels and Meridians

The document discusses parallels and meridians, which are important lines used to locate places on Earth. Parallels run horizontally around the globe parallel to the equator, while meridians run vertically between the North and South Poles. The prime meridian passes through Greenwich, England and is used as the 0° line that longitude is measured from. Together, parallels and meridians form a grid system called a graticule that allows any place on Earth to be precisely located using its latitude and longitude coordinates.

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Parallels & Meridians


FILL IN THE BLANKS ;-
1. The end points of the earth are called _____________________.
2. Parallels are also called as ______________________________.
3. The net work of parallels and meridians on the globe is called a _________.
4. The imaginary lines running from east to west around the earth are called
_________________.
5. The _______________ passes through Greenwich.
6. The portion of the earth lying above the equator is called the
_____________.
7. To locate a place on the earth, we must know its __________ &
___________.
8. Meridians are also known as _____________________________.
9. Equator is the ____________________ parallel.
10. The maximum distance between two meridians is at the _______________.
11. The __________________ cut the parallels at 900 right angle.
12. The meridian of 1800 E and 1800 W is the __________________ line.
13. Parallels neither ______________ nor ________________ one another.
14. _______________________ is the starting line for all longitude.
15. The city _________________ in ( Madhya Pradesh ) was taken as the prime
meridian by the early geographers and astrologers.
16. The word 'MERIDIAN' comes from the Latin word _____________ which
means _________________.
17. Parallels are drawn at an interval of __________________.
18. There are _________________ parallels in the northern hemisphere in the
southern hemisphere.
19. There are _____________________ meridians on the globe.

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20. _________________ are the imaginary lines running from north pole to
south pole.

NAME THE FOLLOWING : -


1. The full circle which move from east to west.
Ans : - ______________________________ .
2 . The hemisphere above the equator is called.
Ans : - ______________________________ .
3 . The longitude are also called.
Ans : - ______________________________ .
4 . The longest line of latitude.
Ans : - ______________________________ .
5 . The network of parallels and meridians on the globe.
Ans : - ______________________________ .
6 . The hemisphere below the equator.
Ans : - ______________________________ .
7. The prime meridian passes through.
Ans : - ______________________________ .
8. 231/20 N is called.
Ans : - ______________________________ .
9. 661/20 S known as .
Ans : - ______________________________ .
10. Starting line for all other meridians .
Ans : - ______________________________ .
11. The year in which it was decided to fix Greenwich near London as the
starting point for numbering meridians.
Ans : - ______________________________ .
12. Imaginary line passing through two extreme points on a sphere.
Ans : - ______________________________ .
13 . Either of the end points at the top or bottom of the earth's axis.

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