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A. Tick (3) the correct option.

1. It is an imaginary line around the middle of a planet or other celestial bodies.
(a) Equator (b) Latitude (c) Longitude

2. The distance around the earth at the Equator, its circumference, is _________ kilometers.
(a) 40,073 (b) 40,074 (c) 40,075
3. The earth’s diameter at the Equator is about ___________ kilometers.
(a) 12,756 (b) 12,754 (c) 12,753

4. The equator has the and North Pole and South Pole each are of:
(a) 90° (b) 60° (c) 80°

5. It is a measurement on a globe or map of location north or south of the Equator .
(a) Latitude (b) Longitude (c) Both (a) & (b)
6. It is considered to be the most varied climate system in the world.

(a) Frigid Zone (b) Temperate Zone (c) Torrid zone

B. Fill in the blanks.
1. In a globe, there is a needle called the ______________ that is fixed through the globe in
a tilted manner.
2. ______________ may be of different sizes and types.
3. An equator divides the planet into a ______________ and a ______________ .
4. The earth’s diameter is also wider at the Equator, creating a phenomenon called an
______________ .
5. Longitude is the measurement east or west of the ______________ .
6. Degrees of longitude are divided into ______________ minutes.

C. Write few lines on each of the following.

1. Globe: _________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________

2. Equator: _______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________

3. Torrid Zone: ____________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________

4. Tropic of Cancer:________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________

5. Tropic of Capricorn: _____________________________________________________________
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