Map Vocabulary Part 1
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robertslin on October 7, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Prime Meridian | the line of longitude from the North Pole to the South Pole that divides the earth into the eastern and western hemispheres |
| Hemisphere | half of a sphere; half of the earth |
| Degrees | the units of measure used to find latitude and longitude |
| Latitude | the distance north or south of the equator measured in degrees |
| Longitude | the distance east or west of the prime meridian measured in degrees |
| Absolute Location | the specific address, or latitude and longitude coordinates of a place |
| Relative Location | describes a location by telling what it is near or what is around it |
| Coordinates | a pair of numbers used for finding a place on a map |
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