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what divides the earth into northern and southern hemispheres?
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Equator
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The 180 degree line of longitude is the
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international dateline
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The shape of the earth can be described as
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sphere
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what tells you the distance north or south of the Equator?
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latitude
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Distance east or west of the Prime Meridian is shown by:
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longitude
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The way of drawing the earth on a flat paper is called:
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projection
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66 1/2 degrees south latitude is the:
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antarctic circle
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what runs north and south from pole to pole?
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meridians
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23 1/2 degrees north of the Equator is the:
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tropic of cancer
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The shortest distance between two places on the earth's surface is:
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a great circle
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Which type of map projection is used for sea travel because it has good direction
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mercator
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Which of these is an equal-area interrupted map projection?
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goode
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what three types of maps are there
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PHYSICAL
POLITICAL and THEMATIC. |
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latitude
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the angler distance from the equator north or south
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refer to longitude song on youtube
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longitude
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the angler distance tell how far from the prime meridian east or west
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