Chapter 1- Exploring the United States

A half of Earth

• continent

• hemisphere

• gulf

an imaginary line that divides Earth into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere

• equator

• prime meridian

• lines of latitude

an imaginary line that is often used to divide Earth into the Western hemisphere and the eastern hemisphere

• equator

• prime meridian

• lines of latitude

one of the largest land areas on Earth

• border

• gulf

• continent

where a place is in relation to one or more other places on Earth

• relative location

• absolute location

• location

a line that shows the end of a place

• gulf

• continent

• border

a part of an ocean or sea extending into the land

• gulf

• border

• sea level

the exact position of a place on Earth, using lines of latitude and longitude

• relative location

• absolute position

• absolute location

a set of lines that run east and west drawn on maps and globes; they are measured in degrees north and south from the equator

• lines of latitude

• lines of longitude

a set of lines that runs north and south from the North Pole to the South Pole drawn on maps and globes; they are measured in degrees east and west from the prime meridian

• lines of latitude

• lines of longitude