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21 Cards in this Set
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latitude lines run?
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parellel
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the latitude lines run?
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north and south of the equator
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how many degrees is the equator at
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0 degress
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what degress latitude does north and south use
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degress north and degress south
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each degree latitude is
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111km or 70 miles
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what is the earths distance in circumference
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40,000 km
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what can the each is broken down into 60 smaller units called
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minutes
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minutes are broken down into
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seconds
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the distance in degrees longitude runs in degrees
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east to west of the prime meridian
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how many degrees is the prime meridian
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0 degress
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where is the prime meridian located
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greenwich, england
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do all lines of longitude meet at the poles
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yes
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are lat. and long. needed to locate any place on earth
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yes
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at what degree is the international date line located at
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180 degrees
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the north and south poles are both
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90 degrees
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how many timezones is the earth decided into and why
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24, bc it takes 24 hours for the earth to rotate on his axis
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how wide is each time zone
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15 degrees
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when you move to the west you ----- tim when you move to the east you ----- time
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west lose east gain
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is the each a perfect sphere
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no
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what is the diameter and cercumfrance of polor
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d-12,714km c-40,008
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what is the diameter and cercumfrance of the equatorial
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d-12,756km c-40.076km
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