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