Latitudes and Longitudes Class 5 Worksheet with Answer

Latitudes and Longitudes Class 5 Worksheet with Answer

Points to Remember

➧ Our round Earth is slightly flat at the top and at the bottom like an orange.
➧ Parallels or latitudes are circular lines drawn on a globe.
➧ Longitudes or meridians are semi-circular lines drawn on a globe.
➧ Equator is the parallel that divides the globe equally into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere. It is marked as 0° latitude. The top North point of the globe is called the North Pole while the bottom South point of the globe is known as the South Pole.
➧ The longitude that passes through Greenwich near London is called the Prime Meridian. It is marked as 0° longitude. This meridian divides the globe equally into Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
➧ There are 90 latitudes each in the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. Thus there are 181 latitudes in all including the equator.
➧ The total number of longitudes on the globe is 360.
➧ The network of longitudes and latitudes is called a grid. We use this grid to locate places
EXERCISE

Tick (✔) the correct answer.

1. The line that divides the globe equally into northern and southern parts is called-
a. prime meridian b. Equator [✓] c. none of these
2. The globe rotates on its-
a. Axis [✓] b. Wheel c. none of these
3. Parallel is a line on the globe that runs from-
a. north to south b. east to west [✓] c. none of these
4. The total number of latitudes on the globe is-
a. 281 b. 381 c. 181 [✓]
5. The part of the Earth that lies east of the equator is called-
a. eastern hemisphere [✓] b. western hemisphere c. northern hemisphere

Fill in the blanks.

1. The North end point of the globe is called the North Pole
2. The longest parallel on the globe is known as Equator
3. All the longitudes have the equal length.
4. There are a total of 360 Longitudes on a globe.

Short answer questions.

What is the exact shape of the Earth?

The exact shape of the Earth is an oblate spheroid.

Name the ocean through which the International Date Line (IDL) passes.

The International Date Line (IDL, 180° degree longitude) passes through the middle of the Pacific Ocean.

What is prime meridian?

The 0° Longitude that divides the Earth into Eastern and Western hemispheres and it passes through the Greenwich, near London is called the prime meridian.

Name all the important parallels of latitude.

The important parallels of latitude are as follow-
i) The Equator - 0° Latitude
ii) The Tropic of Cancer - 23.5° N Lat.
iii) The Arctic Circle - 66.5° N Lat.
iv) The North Pole - 90° N Lat.
v) The Tropic of Capricorn - 23-5° S Lat.
vi) The Antarctic Circle - 66.5° S Lat.
vii) The South Pole-90° S Lat.

Answer the following questions.

What are latitudes? What are their characteristics?

Latitudes are imaginary circular lines running from east to west on a globe. The Equator is the main latitude line in the middle which divides the Earth into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere.

The characteristics of latitudes are as follow -
i) There are 181 parallels in all including the Equator.
ii) They all are Parallel to one another.
ⅲ) They never meet or cut each other.
iv) They decrease in size as we move away from the Equator towards the poles.
v) The North Pole and South Pole are just points.
vi) These lines are in full circle.

Write down the characteristics of longitudes.

The characteristics of longitudes are as following
i) There are 360 meridians in all.
ii) They are of same length.
iii) They are not parallel to each other.
iv) They meet at the poles.
v) The distance between any two meridians is not equal. They get closer (convenge) from the Equator to the poles.
vi) These lines are in semi circles.

How are the longitudes numbered?

Write what you know about the Indian Standard Time.

India lies between which latitudes and longitudes?

India lies approximately between latitudes 8° 4' and 37° 6' north and longitudes 68° 7' and 97° 25' east. This places it in the Northern Hemisphere, primarily between the Tropic of Cancer and the equator, and in the Eastern Hemisphere. These coordinates encompass the entire geographical area of India, from its southern tip in Tamil Nadu to the northernmost regions in Jammu and Kashmir.

How many latitudes and longitudes are there?

There are 360 longitudes and 180 latitudes. Longitudes are imaginary lines that run vertically from the North Pole to the South Pole, dividing the Earth into 360 equal sections. Latitudes are imaginary lines that run horizontally around the Earth, parallel to the equator, with 180 lines north of the equator and 180 lines south of the equator. Together, longitudes and latitudes form a grid system used for navigation and locating points on the Earth's surface.