Longitude and Latitude Flashcards

1
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Equator

A

The latitude line at 0 degrees

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2
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Prime Meridian

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The longitude line at zero degrees.

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3
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Tropic of Cancer

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Is the most northerly circle of latitude on Earth at which the Sun can be directly overhead.

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4
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Tropic of Capricorn

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The southern longitude line of the tropics.

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5
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Latitude

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The horizontal invisible line that goes East to the West, divides the NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE.

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6
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Longitude

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The vertical invisible line that goes from North to South, divides the EASTERN AND WESTERN HEMISPHERE

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7
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Hemisphere

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Half of the Earth.

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8
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Coordinates

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(Latitude NORTH or SOUTH - Longitude EAST or West)

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9
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Degrees

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How far away from the center it is (PRIME MERIDIAN OR EQUATOR).

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10
Q

What is 0 degrees Latitude

A

Equator

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11
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What is 0 degrees Latitude

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Equator

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12
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Compass

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A device that tells you the locate the direction that your traveling to NORTH, SOUTH, EAST & WEST (NEVER EAT SOGGY WAFFLES)

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13
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By how much degrees does the hemisphere divides

A

BY 30 DEGREES

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