1.3 Flashcards
equator
The coordinates of a place
northern hemisphere
The upper half of the world
southern hemisphere
the lower half of the world
North pole
The northern most point of the earth
South pole
The most southern point of the earth
Circle of latitude
Imaginary circle that connects places with the same latitude. Also known as a parallel
Time zones
Area on earth that uses the same standard time
latitude
Distance in degrees from the equator
Northern latitude
Latitude in the northern hemisphere
southern latitude
Latitude in the southern hemisphere
low latitude
Part of the earth`s surface that is near the equator
high latitude
Part of the earth´s surface that is far from the equator
meridian
Imaginary circle that connects places with the same longitude
prime meridian
The line of longitude that runs through Greenwich
longitude
Distance of degrees from the prime meridian