soical Flashcards

1
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latitude

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lines that run east to west. job is to tell us if something is north or south.

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imaginary lines

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runs from north to south. job is to tell us if something is east to west of the prime meridian

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3
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equator

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imaginary line. located at zero degrees. divides the earth into southern and western hemispheres.

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4
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prime meridian

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divides the earth into the eastern and western hemispheres.

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5
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hemispheres

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means half. there are four: southern, eastern, western, northern.

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6
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parallels

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another word for lines of laditude.

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7
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meridian

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another name for lines of longitude.

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8
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tropic of cancer

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imaginary line located at 23 1/2 degrees north latitude

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9
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tropic of capricorn

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imaginary line located at 23 1/2 degrees south longitude

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10
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all tropics

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refers to any land between tropic of cancer and capricorn.

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