Share Representations of the Earth
Save to Folder
It is a spherical model of the Earth.
Scale
Parallels
Globe
Maps
They are flat representations of the Earth.
Maps
Parallels
Globe
Scale
Maps show the world on a:
Smaller scale
Parallels
Larger scale
Scale
It tells you the real size of a territory, compared to the size on the map.
Smaller scale
Scale
Parallels
Maps
They are imaginary lines we put on maps and globes. They help us find the exact location of any place on Earth.
Western Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
Parallels and meridians
Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere
Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn
Parallels are imaginary lines that circle the Earth, parallel to the:
Geographical coordinates
Longitude
Equator
Latitude
The Equator divides the Earth into two parts:
Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere
Parallels and meridians
Western Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn
Parallels are measured in degrees from the Equator at 0* to 90*
Western Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn
Parallels and meridians
North or South
They are imaginary lines that run from pole to pole.
Geographical coordinates
Longitude
Parallels
Meridians
They are imaginary lines that circle the Earth parallel to the Equator
Parallels
Geographical coordinates
Meridians
Longitude
This Meridian divides the Earth into two parts: Western Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
Longitude
Geographical coordinates
Meridians
The Greenwich Meridian
Meridians are measured in degrees from the Prime Meridian at 0* to180*
Longitude
North or South
Geographical coordinates
East or West
It is the distance between any point on Earth and the Equator.
North or South
Geographical coordinates
Latitude
Longitude
It is the distance between any point on Earth and the Greenwich Meridian.
Latitude
North or South
Geographical coordinates
Longitude
The point where latitude and longitude cross gives us a place's
meridians
parallels
geographical coordinates
latitude
The Himalayans are in:
Asia
Europe
America
Africa
