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15 Cards in this Set
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Equator
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Imaginary line drawn around the center of the earth, equal distance from the poles.
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Hemisphere
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Half of the Earth, can be either Northern and Southern Hemispheres divided by the equator, or Eastern and Western Hemispheres divided by the prime Meridian and the Internetional Date Line.
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Latitude
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Imaginary parallel lines measured in degrees running North and South from equator.
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Longitude
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Imaginary lines measured in degrees running from pole to pole. Labeled East to West depending on relationship to the Prime Meridian. Longitude lines are also called meridians.
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Prime Meridian
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Zero Meridian line passing through Greenwich, England, from which all longitude is measured.
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International Date Line
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Imaginary line at 180 degrees, opposite the Prime Meridian, where the date changes.
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Dissipate
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To break apart, to disperse
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Tropic of Cancer
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imaginary line 22.5 degrees above the equator marking the northern hemisphere boundary of the tropics.
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Tropic of Capricorn
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imaginary line 22.5 degrees below the equator marking the southern boundary of the tropics.
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Compass Rose
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Pattern drawn on maps to designate directions.
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Fleur de Lis
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Symbol drawn on some maps to designate North "flower of life"
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Where do Longitudes run?
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East to West
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Where to Latitudes run?
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NOrth to South
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In what order are Longitudes and Latitudes when assigning a measurement?
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Latitude, Longitude
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What does this mean:
GMT = Ztime = UTC = UT |
Greenwich Mean Time is the same as Zulu Time which is the same as Universal Time Coordinated which is the same as Universal Time
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