In Geography this term, we have been looking at latitude and longitude.  Today, we estimated where important lines of latitude were on a laminated map, and drew them on!  These important lines included the Equator, 90 degrees North and South, the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.  This was intended to give the children the knowledge to answer the following question:

Rishma says that the lower the figure for a line of latitude, the colder the climate.

We learned that Rishma was incorrect!  0 degrees latitude includes countries such as Kenya, Uganda and Somalia – definitely not cold climates!  Meanwhile, 60 degrees latitude is very close to the Arctic and Antarctic circles making their temperatures much colder.

We really enjoyed learning about how lines of latitude can give clues to the climate and weather in a place!