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15 Cards in this Set
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Lines of latitude are also called _________.
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parallels
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Lines of latitude are parallel to the __________.
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equator
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The Prime Meridian is at __ degrees longitude
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0
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The ________ runs through the city of Greenwich, where there is a famous observatory.
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Prime Meridian
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The Prime and 180 degree Meridians divide the world into _____ and _______ hemispheres.
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Eastern; Western
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The hemisphere above the equator is the _______ hemisphere. The hemisphere below the equator is the _______ hemisphere.
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Northern; Southern
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The world's____ are referred to as NW, SW, NE, and SW.
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quadrants
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A map's ____ shows the proportion between distance on the map and actual distance on Earth's surface.
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scale
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The _______ is at 67 N latitude and contains the North pole.
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Arctic Circle
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The ______ is at 67 S latitude and contains 3/4's of earth's fresh water.
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Antarctic Circle
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The Artic Circle is (warmer or colder?) than the Antarctic Circle.
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warmer
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The ________ is at 23 N latitude; the ______ is at 23 S latitude.
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Tropic of Cancer; Tropic of Capricorn
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The ______ zigzags across the 180 degree Meridian and divides the 12th time zone in half.
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International Dateline
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List five ways in which lakes form.
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Action of glaciers; action of waves; river sources; natural dams; faults in Earth's crust
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Regions of the U.S.
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Pacific Northwest;
West; Great Plains; Midwest; Southwest; New England; Mid-Atlantic; South |