CBSE Class 5 Social Science Parallels Meridians Worksheet

Fill in the blanks:-

1) The end points of the globe are called _______________.

2) Parallels are also called as ________________________.

3) The ______________________ passes through Greenwich.

4) Equator is the _________________ parallel.

5) Parallels neither ______________ nor __________________ one another.

6) The city ________________________ in Madhya Pradesh was taken as the Prime meridian by the early geographers and astrologers.

7) Parallels are drawn at an interval of __________________.

8) There are _____________ meridians on the globe.

9) There are ________ parallels in the northern hemisphere and _________ in the southern.

10) The word “Meridian” comes from the Latin word _______________________ which means _______________________.

11) To locate a place on the globe we must know its ________________ & ______________.

12) Meridians are also known as ______________________.

13) The portion of the earth lying above the equator is called ______________________________________________________.

14) The imaginary line running from east to west around the earth is called _____________.

15) The network of parallels & meridians on the globe is called _______________.

16) The maximum distance between two meridians is at the _________________________.

17) As we move away from the equator towards the poles the length of the parallels keeps ____________________________.

18) _______________________________ is the starting line for all the longitudes. 

19) There are ____________ parallels including the equator.

20) All parallels are __________________________ except North Pole & South Pole which are points.

21) Tropic of Cancer is measured as _________________.

22) All parallels are located at an _________________________________ from each other.

23) __________________________________ is measured as 66 ½ S.

Name the following:-

1) Network of latitudes & longitudes on the globe. (_______________________)

2) The portion of the earth lying below the equator. (______________________________)

3) The imaginary lines running from north to south are called. (______________________)

4) 23 ½ S latitude is called. (___________________________________)

5) Meridian which passes through Greenwich near London is called. (_________________)

6) The Prime Meridian is marked as. (____________)

7) Equator is marked as O Latitude, Prime Meridian is. (______________)

8) 66 ½ N Latitude is known as. (_______________________________)

9) The longest parallel is. (___________________________)

10) The year in which it was decided to fix Greenwich near London as the starting point for numbering meridians. (________________)

11) Imaginary line passing through two extreme points on a sphere. (__________________)

Define:-

i) Axis:- __________________________________________________________________.

ii) Scale:- ________________________________________________________________

In the puzzle given below, search and colour the answers that you have filled in the blanks provided. Use a different colour for each word you find.

1. Imaginary lines running north to south are called _________ or lines of __________.

2. The earth rotates on its _____________.

3. The Prime Meridian passes through ___________.

4. The Tropic of _________ is above the equator.

5. A network of imaginary lines on the globe is called a _________.

6. Imaginary lines running east to west are called _________or lines of ___________.

7. Each half of the earth is known as a ___________.

8. The Tropic of ____________ is below the equator.

9. 661/2° N parallel is the ____________ Circle.

10. 661/2° S parallel is the ____________ Circle.

11. ____________ is the longest parallel.

12. The 90° north and south parallels are called _________.

FILL IN THE BLANKS ;-

1. The end points of the earth are called _____________________.

2. Parallels are also called as ______________________________.

3. The net work of parallels and meridians on the globe is called a _________.

4. The imaginary lines running from east to west around the earth are called _________________.

5. The _______________ passes through Greenwich.

6. The portion of the earth lying above the equator is called the _____________.

7. To locate a place on the earth, we must know its __________ & ___________.

8. Meridians are also known as _____________________________.

9. Equator is the ____________________ parallel.

10. The maximum distance between two meridians is at the _______________.

11. The __________________ cut the parallels at 900 right angle.

12. The meridian of 1800 E and 1800 W is the __________________ line.

13. Parallels neither ______________ nor ________________ one another.

14. _______________________ is the starting line for all longitude.

15. The city _________________ in ( Madhya Pradesh ) was taken as the prime meridian by the early geographers and astrologers.

16. The word 'MERIDIAN' comes from the Latin word _____________ which means _________________.

17. Parallels are drawn at an interval of __________________.

18. There are _________________ parallels in the northern hemisphere in the southern hemisphere.

19. There are _____________________ meridians on the globe. 

20. _________________ are the imaginary lines running from north pole to south pole.

NAME THE FOLLOWING : -

1. The full circle which move from east to west.

Ans : - ______________________________ .

2 . The hemisphere above the equator is called.

Ans : - ______________________________ .

3 . The longitude are also called.

Ans : - ______________________________ .

4 . The longest line of latitude.

Ans : - ______________________________ .

5 . The network of parallels and meridians on the globe.

Ans : - ______________________________ .

6 . The hemisphere below the equator.

Ans : - ______________________________ .

7. The prime meridian passes through.

Ans : - ______________________________ .

8. 231/20 N is called.

Ans : - ______________________________ .

9. 661/20 S known as .

Ans : - ______________________________ .

10. Starting line for all other meridians .

Ans : - ______________________________ .

11. The year in which it was decided to fix Greenwich near London as the starting point for numbering meridians.

Ans : - ______________________________ .

12. Imaginary line passing through two extreme points on a sphere.

Ans : - ______________________________ .

13 . Either of the end points at the top or bottom of the earth's axis.