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Western Hemisphere terms

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Longitude
imaginary lines on a globe run North to South and are used to measure distance East and West.
Latitude
imaginary lines on a globe run East to West and are used to measure distances North to South.
Prime Meridian
The line of longitude from the South Pole to the North Pole measured in degrees. It divides Earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
Political Map
Is a map that shows the borders of countries, states, province and communities.
Climate
Local weather condition of an area like temperature, precipitation, humidity,sunshine, wind & other conditions.
Western Hemisphere
The half of the earth west of the Prime Meridian.
Land forms
The different shapes of earth's surface- mountains, hills, plateaus, plains, valleys, peninsulas, and island are examples.
Pampas
The vast fertile grassy plains of southern South America.
Plains
Large areas of flat lands.
Plateau
High, flat land.
Mountain
A land form that is very high and steep. Usually wide at the bottom and rise to a narrow peak or ridge.
Prairie
A large open area of grassland.
Rain forest
A dense, either tropical or temperate forest that receives lots of rain year round.
Tropics
The area on earth between the 23 1/2 degrees N and 23 1/2 S lines of latitude, where the climate is always hot.
Tundra
A cold, dry region covered with snow for more than half the year; vast treeless plain where the subsoil is always frozen.
Valley
Area of low land with mountains or hills on either side, often having a river or stream along the bottom.
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