Latitude and Longitude
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ShaunBuescher on February 28, 2012
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 Latitude | ____is the distance from the Equator. |
| Longitude | ____is the distance from the Prime Meridian. |
| Equator | The ____ is located at 0° N/S. |
| Prime Meridian | The _____is located at 0° E/W. |
| Degree | A ___is distance measured and is approximately 70 miles. |
| North and South | The Equator seperates the Earth into two hemispheres: |
| East and West | The Prime Meridian seperates the Earth into two hemispheres: |
| Parallels | _____help determine distance from the Equator. |
| Meridians | ____help determine distance from the Prime Meridian. |
| 90°N | The North Pole is how many ° ? |
| 90°S | The South Pole is how many ° ? |
| 23.5°N | The Tropic of Cancer is how many ° ? |
| 23.5°S | The Tropic of Capricorn is how many ° ? |
| 66.5°N | The Arctic Circle is how many ° ? |
| 66.5°S | The Antarctic Circle is how many ° ? |
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