Information about parallels and meridians for children.

2. PARALLELS
Are imaginary horizontal lines from east to west.
The Ecuator line is the parallel 0 ° , that divides
our planet into two halves , the Northern
Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere.

3. The most important parallels
are:

4.  The paralles allows us to determine the
latitude, that is the position of a place north
or south of the Ecuator parallel.

5. MERIDIANS
 Meridians are imaginary vertical lines that go
from the North Pole to the South Pole.

6.  The reference meridian is the meridian 0 ° or
Greenwich

7.  This meridian divides the Earth in the
Western Hemisphere and Eastern
Hemisphere

8. Worksheet
 In a polystyrene ball represent the principal
parallels and meridian.