Chapter 2

Chapter 2

The geographical Identity

• ​Looking at the picture, Sri Lanka is located near the equator in the tropical zone, between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn

​RELATIVE LOCATION

Multiple Select

Select a statement that defines " Relative Location"

• Sri Lanka is located within the east longitudes in the Northern Hemisphere.

• Sri Lanka is located between 50 55'- 90 51' North Latitudes and 790 41' - 810 53' East Longitudes.

• Sri Lanka is separated from India by a narrow strip of sea known as the Palk Strait

• None of the these

• ​ Sri Lanka is surrounded by  islands like:

• ​Andaman Island

• ​Nicobar Island

• ​Maldives​

• ​Lakshadweep Islands

• ​ Using counties to describe the location of Sri Lanka is also an example of Relative Location.

Multiple Select

Choose the Islands that surround Sri Lanka

• Australia

• Nicobar Island

• India

• Andaman Island

​Absolute location

• ​Showing the location of a country with reference to longitudes and latitudes is called the specific location.

• ​Its also known as Specific location

Multiple Choice

Select a statement that represents Absolute location

• Sri Lanka is located within the east longitudes in the Northern Hemisphere.

• Sri Lanka is located between 50 55'- 90 51' North Latitudes and 790 41' - 810 53' East Longitudes.

• Sri Lanka is located near the equator in the tropical zone,

• None of these