Lines Of Longitude And Latitude Flashcards

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What are the four lines that go around the Earth

A

Arctic circle 🐧
Antarctic Circle 🐻‍❄️
International Date line 📅
Greenwich meridan 💚

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2
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Where do lines of latitude run

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Parallel to each other around the Earth.

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What is the equator

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The equator is a line of latitude half way between the north and south poles

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4
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What degrees is the North Pole at?

A

90 degrees north

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5
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What degrees is the Arctic Circle at?

A

66.5 degrees north

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What degrees is the Equator at?

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0 degrees

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What degrees is the Tropic of Capricorn at?

A

23.5 degrees south

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What degrees is the Antarctic Circle at?

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66.5 degrees south

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What degrees is the South Pole at?

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90 degrees south

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10
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What two lines of latitude that are in the northern hemisphere

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Arctic Circle and Tropic of Cancer

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What two lines of latitude that are in the southern hemisphere

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Tropic of Capricorn 🦄 Antarctic circle

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What are lines of longitude

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Lines of longitude eye from north to South Pole and are the furthest apart from each other at the equator

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What are lines of latitude

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Lines of latitude run parallel to each other around the Earth from north to South Pole

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