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Cartography
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Science of mapmaking
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Equator
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Imaginary line that lies at 0* longitude and circles earth midway between north and south poles, dividing earth into the northern hemisphere and the southern hemisphere
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Latitude
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Distance in degrees north and south of the equator
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Longitude
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Distance in degrees east and west of the prime meridian
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Prime meridian
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Imaginary line representing 0* longitude, running from the north pole, through Greenwich, England to the south pole
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International dateline
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The 180* meridian, which serves as the transition line for calendar days
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