| Term | Definition |
|---|
| piko o Wākea | equator |
| Wēlau 'Ākau | North Pole |
| Wēlau Hema | South Pole |
| Absolute | latitude and Longitude |
| Relative | A general Place/ Direction |
| Latitude | North, South and Equator |
| Longitude | East, West and Prime Meridian |
| Tropic of Capricorn | An important Line of Lat. Northern |
| Tropic of Cancer | An important Line of Lat. Southern |
| Axis | An imaginary line on which the earth spins on |
| International Date Line | An Imaginary line that determines whether you go back a day or forward a day. It basically follows the 180 degree line of Long. |
| Prime Meridian | Passes Right through Greenwich, England |
| Parallel | Another name for line of latitude |
| Torrid zone | Zone that lies between the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn |
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