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