Class V- SST

Subject: Social Studies

Chapter 1: THE GLOBE - A MODEL OF THE EARTH

Questions and Answers:

1. How is the globe useful?

Ans.  The globe shows the shape of the Earth. It also shows the location of the continents, countries, oceans and seas.

2. Why are lines of latitude and longitude drawn on the globe?

Ans. The lines of latitude and longitude are imaginary vertical and horizontal lines drawn on the globe which help to locate a place.

3. What is Prime  Meridian ?

Ans. The Prime Meridian is an imaginary line running from the North Pole to the South Pole. It runs through the Royal Observatory at Greenwich near London and is marked as 0°.

4. If a place has a latitude of 10° N, is it in the Northern or Southern hemisphere?

Ans. If the place has a latitude of 10° N, then it is in the Northern Hemisphere.

5. We know that the nearer a place is to the poles, the cooler it is likely to be. Which city, in a) and b) below, is likely to be cooler?

Ans. a. City Y will be colder than city X   b. City Z will be colder than city W