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