Chapter 5--Locations on Earth

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absolute location
the exact location of a place on Earth
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relative location
the location of a place in relation to another place
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South Pole
90 degrees south; the farthest point south on Earth
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North Pole
90 degrees north; the farthest point north on Earth
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equator
An imaginary circle around the middle of the earth, halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole; 0 degrees latitude
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hemispheres
Halves of the globe divided by the equator and prime meridian
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Prime Meridian
0 degrees longitude; an imaginary line that runs vertically through the north and south pole
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western hemisphere
The hemisphere west of the Prime Meridian.
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eastern hemisphere
the half of Earth east of the Prime Meridian
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northern hemisphere
the hemisphere north of the equator
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southern hemispherethe hemisphere south of the equatorparallels of latitudeimaginary horizontal lines, running east to west, that measure the distance north and south of the Equatormeridians of longitudeimaginary vertical lines, running north to south, that measure the distance east and west of the Prime MeridianArctic Circle66.5 degrees north latitudeAntarctic Circle66.5 degrees south latitudeclimateOverall weather (temperature and precipitation) in an area over a long period of timehigh latitudes- areas north of the Arctic Circle and south of the Antarctic Circle; also know as polar zonemiddle latitudes- areas between the high and low latitudes; also known as temperate zonelow latitudes- areas between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn; also known as tropicsgridA system of lines that cross each other to form a series of squares or rectangles.