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Continent
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from largest in size to smallest: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, and Australia
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Latitude
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When looking at a map, latitude lines run horizontally. Latitude lines are also known as parallels since they are parallel and are an equal distant from each other.
Zero degrees is the equator, the imaginary line which divides our planet into the northern and southern hemispheres. 90° north is the North Pole and 90° south is the South Pole |
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Mercator projection
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The Mercator projection was developed in 1569 by Gerardus Mercator as a navigation too. Flat representation
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Longitude
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The vertical longitude lines are also known as meridians
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Prime Meridian
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The prime meridian is the zero degree line of longitude that passes near London
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