Geography Terms Review Slideshow
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• Imaginary lines running from North to South that are used to measure distances from the Prime Meridian. (below in red)
LONGITUDE
• Imaginary lines running from North to South that are used to measure distances from the Prime Meridian. (below in red)
• The imaginary line which runs from North pole to South pole through Greenwich, England. It is from this line the East and west are determined.
Prime Meridian
• The imaginary line which runs from North pole to South pole through Greenwich, England. It is from this line the East and west are determined.
• The four main directions on a globe or map.
CARDINAL DIRECTIONS
• The four main directions on a globe or map.
• The great imaginary circle around the middle of the earth that separates North from South.
EQUATOR
• The great imaginary circle around the middle of the earth that separates North from South.
• A sphere on which a map of the Earth is placed.
Globe
• A sphere on which a map of the Earth is placed.
• Imaginary lines running east and west that are used to measure distances from the Earth’s equator
LATITUDE
• Imaginary lines running east and west that are used to measure distances from the Earth’s equator
• Either of the 2 extreme positions north or south on the Earth
POLES
• Either of the 2 extreme positions north or south on the Earth
• The name for the lines of latitude
parallels
• The name for the lines of latitude
• Name for the lines of longitude
MERIDIANS
• Name for the lines of longitude
• Units of measurement for latitude and longitude. There are 360 of them in a circle.
DEGREES
• Units of measurement for latitude and longitude. There are 360 of them in a circle.