Any of the seven large continuous land masses that constitute most of the dry land on the surface of the earth. They are Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America.

The half of the Earth that is east of the Prime Meridian and west of 180 degrees longitude.

An imaginary line circling the globe, equal in distance from the poles; 0 degrees latitude.

An internationally agreed imaginary line running roughly along the 180 degree meridian of longitude, to the east of which the date is one day earlier than to the west.

The distance north or south of the Equator; lines of latitude run in an east-west direction.

The distance east or west of the Prime Meridian; lines of longitude run in a north-south direction.

The half of the Earth that is north of the Equator.

The northernmost point on Earth

The line of longitude that is 0 degrees.

The half of the Earth that is south of the Equator.

The southernmost point on Earth.

The line of latitude that is 23.5 degrees north of the Equator; called the Northern Tropic.

The line of latitude that is 23.5 degrees south of the Equator; called the Southern Tropic.

The half of the Earth that is east of the 180 degrees longitude and west of the Prime Meridian.