Set: Latitude and Longitude

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latitudea measure of how far north or south a place is from the equator
parallelsanother name for lines of latitude
degreesused to measure distances and show locations on Earth's surface
longitudeimaginary lines that run between the North and South pole
prime meridianthe starting place for measuring lines of longitude, it is marked zero degrees on maps
meridiananother name for line of longitude
equatorthe latitude line at zero degrees which divides the Earth into the northern and southern hemispheres

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Creator jmscott
Created December 9, 2008
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Subject social studies
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  1. prime meridian the starting place for measuring lines of longitude, it is marked zero degrees on maps - 6 misses
  2. equator the latitude line at zero degrees which divides the Earth into the northern and southern hemispheres - 6 misses
  3. longitude imaginary lines that run between the North and South pole - 4 misses
  4. meridian another name for line of longitude - 4 misses
  5. parallels another name for lines of latitude - 3 misses
  6. degrees used to measure distances and show locations on Earth's surface - 1 miss