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a set of numbers used to specify the location of a point on a plane, a map, or a globe
latitude
coordinates
longitude
time zone
the meridian of 0 degrees longitude that runs through Greenwich, England and from which other longitudes form, also where time zones are determined
time zones
Tropic of Cancer
Prime Meridian
Tropic of Capricorn
a measurement of location East or West of the Prime Meridian, measured in degrees
longitude
latitude
Prime Meridian
coordinates
a unit of measurement used to describe latitude & longitude
Tropic of Cancer
clock
time zones
degrees
a line that marks the difference in time between east and west, largely corresponding to 180° longitude south
Prime Meridian
International Date Line
latitude
longitude
the latitude that is approximately 23.5° S of the equator that is the southernmost latitude reached by the overhead sun
Tropic of Capricorn
Tropic of Cancer
International Date Line
coordinates
The time of day __________________ for countries to the east of the Prime Meridian.
Moves backwards
Moves forwards
The United States has ___________ time zones.
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North Carolina is located in which time zone?
Pacific
Eastern
Central
Mountain
Which two states have their own time zones?
North Carolina & California
Hawaii & Alaska
London & Egypt
Montana & Hawaii
