Quizlet vocab

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  1. International Date Line: is an imaginary line of longitude generally 180 degrees east or west of the Prime meridian. The Inter. Date Line is where each new day begins.
  2. Lines of Longitude or Meridians: measure the distance east or west of the Prime Meridian
  3. longitude: is the distance east or west of the Prime meridian
  4. prime meridean: is an imaginary line running from the North Pole to the South Pole through Greenwhich, England. The Prim mer. is at zero degrees longitude. It is the baseline for measuring longitude. The prime mer. deivides the eastern hemisphere & western hemis.
  5. revolution: refers to the motion of the earth around the sun. It takes earth about 365 days to make one revolution around the sun