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GLOBE
Globe is a true model of the Earth with its Axis.
Axis of Rotation
Tilted at
23.5°
from vertical line
Poles
North Pole
South Pole
Latitudes
are imaginary horizontal lines drawn parallel to each other.
Latitudes divide the Earth into
Northern and Southern Hemispheres
.
Equator
– 0°
Tropic of Cancer
– 23.30˚N
Arctic Circle
– 66.30˚N
Tropic of Capricorn
– 23.30˚S
Antarctic Circle
– 66.30˚S
Longitudes
are imaginary vertical lines drawn and meet at the two poles of the Earth.
Longitudes divide the Earth into
Eastern and Western Hemispheres
.
Prime Meridian
– 0°
International Date Line
– 180°
Location of Place
The coordinates formed by the latitudes and longitudes give the location of a place on the Earth.
GLOBE Location of Place