Question

Observe the globe and answer the following.

• What are the horizontal lines on the globe called?
• List the continents and oceans through which the equator passes.
• Encircle the intersection of 0° meridian and 0° parallel on the globe.
• Which oceans are spread in all the four hemispheres?
• Which continents are spread in all the four hemispheres?
• At which two parallels do all the meridians converge?

Answer 1

• The horizontal lines on the globe are called latitudes.
• Continents – Africa, South America, Asia Oceans – Pacific, Atlantic and Indian.
• Students may attempt this question of their own.
• Pacific Ocean
• The continent of Africa
• 90°N and 90°S parallels.