Question

Answer the following questions:
1. Give 2 reasons which prove that the earth is round ?
2. What is a globe ? How is it helpful to us?
3. What are latitudes ? Draw the important latitudes ?
4. What are longitudes ? Draw a diagram to show the Prime Meridian 2
5. What are grids? How are they useful?​

Answer 1

Explanation:

1)1. Watch a ship sail off to sea

2. Watch a lunar eclipse

2)A globe is the only accurate way to study the whole Earth.The advantage of the globe is that it promotes visual accuracy. Students use a globe frequently to form accurate ‘mental maps’.

3)latitude lines are are circle the globe in an east -west direction. these lines are also called as parallel lines.

4)Longitude is a measurement of location east or west of the prime meridian at Greenwich, the specially designated imaginary north-south line that passes through both geographic poles.

5)Grid : A Network of Longitude and Latitude is called a Grid. Use:-The grid system is a collection of visual elements in a graphic piece.