[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"detail-sidebar-cat-0-en-105":3,"doc-seo-345919-105":59,"doc-detail-345919-en":130},{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":6},0,"success",[7,13,18,23,28,33,38,43,48,51,55],{"id":8,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":10,"show_sort_weight":11,"slug":12},1,"Document","Story & Novel",90,"story-novel",{"id":14,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":15,"show_sort_weight":16,"slug":17},2,"Literature",80,"literature",{"id":19,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":20,"show_sort_weight":21,"slug":22},4,"Exam",70,"exam",{"id":24,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":25,"show_sort_weight":26,"slug":27},5,"Comic",60,"comic",{"id":29,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":30,"show_sort_weight":31,"slug":32},6,"Technology",50,"technology",{"id":34,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":35,"show_sort_weight":36,"slug":37},7,"Healthcare",40,"healthcare",{"id":39,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":40,"show_sort_weight":41,"slug":42},8,"Research & Report",30,"research-report",{"id":44,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":45,"show_sort_weight":46,"slug":47},9,"Religion & Spirituality",20,"religion-spirituality",{"id":46,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":49,"show_sort_weight":46,"slug":50},"World Cup","world-cup",{"id":52,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":53,"show_sort_weight":52,"slug":54},10,"Lifestyle","lifestyle",{"id":56,"doc_module":4,"doc_module_name":9,"category_name":57,"show_sort_weight":24,"slug":58},19,"General","general",{"code":4,"msg":60,"data":61},"ok",{"site_id":62,"language":63,"slug":64,"title":65,"keywords":66,"description":67,"schema_data":68,"social_meta":123,"head_meta":125,"extra_data":127,"updated_unix":129},105,"en","class-5-social-studies-chapter-3-latitudes-and-longitudes","Class 5 - Social Studies Chapter 3 - Latitudes And Longitudes","","Latitudes and longitudes explain how Earth can be located using an imaginary grid of lines on maps and globes. The lesson defines parallels as east–west lines and meridians as north–south lines, showing that every place is described by latitude and longitude. It covers key latitudes such as the Equator, Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn, Arctic Circle, and Antarctic Circle, and details numbering, hemispheres, and prime meridian-based eastern and western hemispheres. Features and locating method are also provided.",{"@graph":69,"@context":122},[70,84,105],{"@type":71,"itemListElement":72},"BreadcrumbList",[73,77,79,82],{"item":74,"name":75,"@type":76,"position":8},"https://docshare.wps.com","Home","ListItem",{"item":78,"name":9,"@type":76,"position":14},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/",{"item":80,"name":20,"@type":76,"position":81},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/exam/",3,{"item":83,"name":65,"@type":76,"position":19},"https://docshare.wps.com/document/class-5-social-studies-chapter-3-latitudes-and-longitudes/345919/",{"url":83,"name":65,"@type":85,"image":86,"author":91,"headline":65,"publisher":94,"fileFormat":97,"inLanguage":63,"description":67,"dateModified":98,"datePublished":99,"encodingFormat":97,"isAccessibleForFree":100,"interactionStatistic":101},"DigitalDocument",{"url":87,"@type":88,"width":89,"height":90},"https://docshare.wps.com/thumbnails/class-5-social-studies-chapter-3-latitudes-and-longitudes/345919.png","ImageObject",300,407,{"name":92,"@type":93},"Emma Mercer","Person",{"url":74,"name":95,"@type":96},"DocShare","Organization","application/pdf","2026-11-06","2026-09-22",true,{"@type":102,"interactionType":103,"userInteractionCount":34},"InteractionCounter",{"@type":104},"ViewAction",{"@type":106,"mainEntity":107},"FAQPage",[108,114,118],{"name":109,"@type":110,"acceptedAnswer":111},"What are latitudes, and how do they help locate places?","Question",{"text":112,"@type":113},"Latitudes are the imaginary lines that run from East to West, called parallels. They show how far north or south a place is from the Equator and, with longitude, help pinpoint exact locations using coordinates.","Answer",{"name":115,"@type":110,"acceptedAnswer":116},"Why is the Equator important?",{"text":117,"@type":113},"The Equator is the 0° latitude and runs through the centre of the globe halfway between the North Pole and South Pole. It divides Earth into two equal halves called the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere.",{"name":119,"@type":110,"acceptedAnswer":120},"How are longitudes numbered, and what is the Prime Meridian?",{"text":121,"@type":113},"The Prime Meridian is the most important line of longitude at 0° and it runs through Greenwich near London. Longitudes are numbered starting from it, with locations east of it in the Eastern Hemisphere and west of it in the Western Hemisphere.","https://schema.org",{"og:url":83,"og:type":124,"og:title":65,"og:site_name":95,"og:description":67},"article",{"robots":126,"canonical":83},"index,follow",{"doc_id":128,"site_id":62},345919,1790625111,{"code":4,"msg":5,"data":131},{"doc_id":128,"user_id":132,"nickname":92,"user_avatar":133,"doc_module":4,"category_id":19,"category_name":20,"doc_title":65,"doc_description":67,"doc_content":134,"file_id":135,"file_url":136,"file_type":137,"file_size":138,"view_count":34,"is_deleted":4,"is_public":8,"is_downloadable":8,"audit_status":8,"page_count":24,"language":139,"language_code":63,"site_id":62,"html_lang":63,"table_of_contents":140,"faqs":141,"seo_title":142,"seo_description":67,"update_tm":143,"read_time":144,"preview_page_count":4},962084925502,"https://ap-avatar.wpscdn.com/davatar_6f874abed73319feea01a86fa6f0fab8","Social Studies  \nClass 5  \nLesson 3  \nLatitudes And Longitudes  \nLearning Objectives;  \nParallels or Latitudes Important Latitudes  \nMeridians or Longitudes Locating Places  \nSince the Earth is spherical in shape, it is difficult to locate a place on Earth. So our mapmakers devised a system of imaginary lines to form a net or grid on maps and globes Thus there are a number of horizontal and vertical lines drawn on maps and globes to help us locate a place.  \nAny location on Earth is described by two numbers--- its Latitude and its Longitude.  \nThe imaginary lines that run from East to West are called Parallels or Lines of Latitude.  \nThe imaginary lines that run North to South from the poles are called Meridians or the lines of Longitude.  \nLATITUDES  \nLines of Latitude are east-west circles around the globe. Equator is the 0˚ latitude. It runs through the centre of the globe, halfway between the north pole and the south pole which are at 90˚ .  \nEquator North pole South pole  \n0  \n90˚N  \n90˚S  \nThe Equator divides the Earth into two equal halves called hemispheres.  \n1. Northern Hemisphere: The upper half of the Earth to the north of the equator is called Northern Hemisphere.  \n2. Southern Hemisphere:The lower half of the earth to the south of the equator is called Southern Hemisphere.  \nFeatures of Latitude  \n􀁸 These lines run parallel to each other. They are located at an equal distance from eachother. They are also called Parallels.  \n􀁸 All Parallels form a complete circle around the globe. North Pole and South Pole are however shown as points.  \n􀁸 Equator is the biggest circle. The circles gradually become shorter as we move away from the equator towards the poles.  \nNumbering of the Parallels  \n The numbering of the parallels starts from the equator which is located at 0˚ .  \n Parallels are marked from 0˚ to 90˚ degrees.  \n Parallels are drawn at the interval of 1˚ .  \n There are 90 parallels in the Northern Hemisphere, and 90 in the Southern Hemisphere. Thus there are 181 parallels in all including the Equator.  \n The parallels in the Northern Hemisphere are marked ‘N’ and the parallels in the Southern Hemisphere are marked ‘S’.  \nImportant Parallels  \nThere are some other special parallels which have been given special names. They are:  \n\n| 23½˚ | N latitude | Tropic of Cancer |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| 23½˚ | S latitude | Tropic of Capricorn |\n| 66½˚ | N latitude | Arctic Circle |\n| 66½˚ | S latitude | Antarctic Circle |\n\nLatitudes tell us how far north or south from the equator a place is.  \nImportant Latitudes  \nLongitudes  \nThe semicircles running from North to South on a globe or map are called Lines of Longitudes or meridians.  \nThe Prime Meridian is the most important line of longitude. It is located at zero degrees longitude (0˚) . The Prime Meridian runs through Greenwich, a place near London. It is the starting point for numbering meridians.  \nGreenwich Meridian  \nIt divides the Earth in two halves from top to bottom:  \nEastern Hemisphere The part of the Earth to the east of the Prime Meridian to 180˚ longitude is called the Eastern Hemisphere.  \nWestern Hemisphere The part of the Earth to the west of the Prime Meridian to 180˚ longitude is called the Western Hemisphere.  \nThere are 360 meridians-180 to the east and 180 to the west of the Prime Meridian. The meridiansin the Eastern Hemisphere are marked as ‘E’ and meridians in the Western Hemisphere are marked as ‘W’.  \nThe meridian of 180˚ E and meridian of 180˚ W are in the same line. Longitude describes how far east or west a place is located from the Prime Meridian.  \nFeatures of the Meridians  \n􀂾 Unlike latitudes all meridians are of the same length.  \n􀂾 The distance between two meridians is greatest at the equator.  \n􀂾 As we move away from the equator towards the poles, the distance between the meridian gradually decreases.  \n􀂾 Meridians cut the latitudes at right angles.  \nLocating places  \nThe lines of latitudes and longitudes crisscross and form a netwo","cbCaio9wSfA67Ab5","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaio9wSfA67Ab5","pdf",856006,"English","# Lesson 3: Latitudes And Longitudes\n## Learning Objectives\n## Parallels or Latitudes: Meaning, Features, and Numbering\n## Important Latitudes\n## Meridians or Longitudes: Prime Meridian and Hemispheres\n## Features of the Meridians\n## Locating Places: Grid and Coordinates\n## Learn the Following Answers","[{\"question\":\"What are latitudes, and how do they help locate places?\",\"answer\":\"Latitudes are the imaginary lines that run from East to West, called parallels. They show how far north or south a place is from the Equator and, with longitude, help pinpoint exact locations using coordinates.\"},{\"question\":\"Why is the Equator important?\",\"answer\":\"The Equator is the 0° latitude and runs through the centre of the globe halfway between the North Pole and South Pole. It divides Earth into two equal halves called the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere.\"},{\"question\":\"How are longitudes numbered, and what is the Prime Meridian?\",\"answer\":\"The Prime Meridian is the most important line of longitude at 0° and it runs through Greenwich near London. Longitudes are numbered starting from it, with locations east of it in the Eastern Hemisphere and west of it in the Western Hemisphere.\"}]","Class 5 - Social Studies Chapter 3 - Latitudes And Longitudes | PDF",1790059397,13]