Arctic and Antarctic Circle Year 5 Geography Subject Specific Vocabulary Exciting Books latitude The distance north or south of the equator measured in degrees. longitude The distance measured in degrees east or west of an imaginary line that runs from the north pole to the south pole. Equator Is an imaginary line around the centre of the Earth. It is very hot at the Equator. It divides the Earth into the north and south hemispheres. Northern Hemisphere The Northern Hemisphere is the half of the Earth that is north of Questions to answer about the Arctic and Antarctic the Equator. Circle Southern Hemisphere The Southern Hemisphere is the half of the Earth that is south of What time zone are the U.K in? Draw an image that best represents the the Equator. Northern Lights •Which hemisphere is the U.K in? Tropics of Cancer The Tropic of Cancer is one of the five major circles of latitude that mark maps of the Earth. •Why do polar bears and penguins never meet? Tropics of Capricorn The Tropic of Capricorn is one of the five major circles of latitude that mark maps of the Earth. •What is another known name of the Northern Lights? hemisphere A hemisphere is half of a sphere, or ball. People use the word to describe one half of Earth. Geographers, or people who study Earth, have divided the planet into two sets of two hemispheres. •What are the Northern Lights? Arctic circle The Arctic Circle is a line of latitude , which is an imaginary horizontal line around the Earth. The lands and ocean north of the Arctic Circle is called the Arctic. •Are there any other animals in or around the Arctic or Antarctic? Think about animals that Antarctic circle The Antarctic Circle is a special line of latitude. Anything south of may live under the sea. Make a list: the Antarctic Circle is in Antarctica, so the Antarctic Circle is like the boundary line for this area of the world. Time zone A time zone is an area on Earth that has a specific time that all citizens can set their clocks to..