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10 Cards in this Set
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Most important line of latitude
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Equator
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5 Themes of Geography
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1. Regions
2. Locations 3.Place 4. HEI 5. Movement |
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7 Different Types of Maps
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1. Climate
2. Birth Rate 3. Natural Disasters 4. Blueprints 5.Road 6.Tourist/Mall 7. Political |
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Another name for latitude
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Parallels
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Another name for longitude
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Meridian
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2 Important Lines of Longitude
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Prime Meridian and International Date Line
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Name of city and country
Prime Meridian passes through |
Greenwich, England
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In a pair of coordinates, what is listed first?
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First is latitude.
Second is longitude. |
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What does Latitude measure?
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Latitude is a measure of how far north or south a location is from the equator.
Lines of latitude go across and divide the earth into northern and southern hemispheres. |
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What does Longitude measure?
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Longitude is a measure of how far east or west a place is from the Prime Meridian.While the latitude of a particular location affects its climate, the longitude can determine the time zone a particular place is in.
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