PARALLELS AND MERIDIANS

The axis of the globe has two end points called __________________.

• Dots

• Lines

• Poles

• Caps

A set of circles is drawn on the surface of the globe is called _________

• Equator

• poles

• Meridians

• Parallels

___________________ is the longest parallel

• Tropic of Cancer

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Equator

• North pole

Total number of parallels

• 90

• 360

• 180

• 181

The Arctic and Antarctic circles are also called___________.

• Parallels

• Polar circles

• Equatorial circles

• Meridians

Imaginary lines running from north to south are called_________.

• Prime Meridian

• Equator

• Parallels

• Meridians

The parallels and meridians form a network of lines on the globe. this is called_______________.

• Tropic of Capricorn

• Tropic of Cancer

• Antarctic circle

• grid

Total number of Meridians

• 181

• 360

• 180

• 90

___________ is an imaginary line passing through two extreme points on a sphere around which it spins.

• Poles

• Equator

• Prime Meridian

• Axis

Meridians are drawn at an intervals of ___________ degree.

• 1

• 90

• 180

• 360