--- title: "Latitudes of the Earth" url: "https://inskip.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2022-04-22-15-04-42-latitudes-of-the-earth" school: "Inskip St Peter's C of E (Aided) Primary School" --- # Latitudes of the Earth ![](https://files.schudio.com/inskip-st-peters-2/images/blog/IMG_3910.JPG) 22 April 2022 [Bryn Thornton](https://inskip.lancs.sch.uk/blog/author/bthornton) [Middle School (MS)](https://inskip.lancs.sch.uk/blog/category/middle-school-ms) Our geography topic this half term will be **biomes and climates**, which will focus on the great diversity of our planet. To begin the topic, we have learned about latitudes and longitudes on the Earth, and how some of them receive special names. Children have built on their knowledge about **the equator** and **the poles** from the Autumn term, now learning about **the tropic of Cancer** and **the tropic of Capricorn.** Children have also learned about **the arctic** and A**ntarctic** circles. Finally, we have learned that there is a **northern hemisphere** and a **southern hemisphere.** Children expressed this knowledge by using their imaginations with a balloon! The balloon became our planet and the children drew on the imaginary lines of latitude and labelled them accordingly. [![](https://files.schudio.com/inskip-st-peters-2/imagecache/100x100c/blog/IMG_3889.JPG)](https://inskip.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2022-04-22-14-59-33-habitats-around-us) Previous ### [Habitats around us](https://inskip.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2022-04-22-14-59-33-habitats-around-us) [![](https://files.schudio.com/inskip-st-peters-2/imagecache/100x100c/blog/E6E4E7E5-5F89-4C0C-8F24-827237149B88.jpeg)](https://inskip.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2022-04-24-11-05-15-how-many-can-you-grab) Next ### [How Many Can You Grab?](https://inskip.lancs.sch.uk/blog/2022-04-24-11-05-15-how-many-can-you-grab) ##### Location Preston Road Inskip Preston Lancashire PR4 0TT ##### Contact Us 01772 690438 © Copyright 2025–2026 Inskip St Peter's C of E (Aided) Primary School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://inskip.lancs.sch.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)