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WorksheetsLocations on Earth Vocabulary
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An imaginary line drawn around the middle of Earth equidistant from the poles - the 0 degree line of latitude
Prime Meridian
Equator
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
A planet’s movement around the sun in a path called an orbit
Compass Rose
Altitude of Polaris
Rotation
Revolution
The north star - located directly above the north pole
Polaris
Southern Hemisphere
Northern Hemisphere
Horizon
The 180 degree line of longitude
Longitude
Prime Meridian
International Dateline
Latitude
A figure to display the orientation of the cardinal directions (N, S, E,W)
Horizon
Rotation
Compass Rose
Time Zone
A geographical term for the half of Earth east of the prime meridian
Tropic of Cancer
Western Hemisphere
Tropic of Capricorn
Eastern Hemisphere
Where earth meets sky
Polaris
Horizon
Latitude
Longitude
The spinning of an object, such as a planet, moon or star, on an imaginary axis
Revolution
Rotation
Horizon
Time Zone
A line of latitude at 23.5 degrees south
Tropic of Cancer
Western Hemisphere
Tropic of Capricorn
Eastern Hemisphere
A region of the globe that observes a uniform standard time
Latitude
Longitude
Primer Meridian
Time Zone
The half of Earth south of the equator
Northern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
Eastern Hemisphere
Western Hemisphere
Distance measured north or south of the equator
Longitude
Tropic of Cancer
Latitude
Prime Meridian
The angle of Polaris (the north star) above the horizon
Polaris
Prime Meridian
Compass Rose
Altitude of Polaris
The half of Earth north of the equator
Northern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
Eastern Hemisphere
Western Hemisphere
Distance measured east
or west of the prime meridian
Western Hemisphere
Tropic of Cancer
Longitude
Latitude
The half of Earth west or the prime meridian
Eastern Hemisphere
Western Hemisphere
Northern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
The 0 degree line of longitude
International Dateline
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
Prime Meridian
A line of latitude at 23.5 degrees north
Tropic of Cancer
Tropic of Capricorn
Latitude
Horizon
