Flashcards: Understanding Longitude and Latitude

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Longitude

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Imaginary lines running from North to South

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Latitude

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Imaginary lines running from East to West

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Prime Meridian

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0° longitude line

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Equator

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0° latitude line

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Degrees

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Unit for measuring latitude and longitude

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Hemisphere

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Half of the Earth, divided by the Equator or Prime Meridian

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Greenwich, England

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Location of the Prime Meridian

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Tropic of Cancer

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23.5° North latitude

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Tropic of Capricorn

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23.5° South latitude

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Arctic Circle

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66.5° North latitude