| Term | Definition |
|---|
| equator | 0 degrees latitude |
| parallels | lines of latitude |
| west and east | Parallels run in this directions. |
| 90 degrees N | latitude of the North Pole |
| 30 degrees N | This parallel runs through Florida |
| South Pole | Located at 90 degrees S latitude |
| 60 degrees N | this parallel runs through Canada |
| 60 degrees S and 90 degrees S | Antarctica is between which parallels |
| North | lines of latitude above the equator are in this directions |
| South | parallels which are below the equator are in this directions |
| latitude | lines run from west to east; they measure distances north and south of the equator. |
| longitude | lines run from north to south, pole to pole; they measure distances west and east of the prime meridian; |
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