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All 5 Terms
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revolution | refers to the motion of the earth around the sun. It takes earth about 365 days to make one revolution around the sun |
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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. |
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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. |
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longitude | is the distance east or west of the Prime meridian |
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Lines of Longitude or Meridians | measure the distance east or west of the Prime Meridian |
Set Information
| Terms | 5 |
| Creator | hunterlecates |
| Created | September 14, 2007 |
| Groups | None |
| Tags | unitedstates, geography, mrfowler |
| Access | Anyone |
| Edit | Creator Only |
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- 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. - 1 miss