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Vocab stack 3
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Question | Answer |
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Equator | An imaginary line drawn around the earth equally distance dividing the earth into northern and southern hemispheres |
Parallel | are the lines of latitude |
Prime Meridian | is the line at 180 degrees longitude |
Meridian | is the lines of longitude |
Hemisphere | a half of the earth |
Tropic of Cancer | a line of latitude about 20 degrees to the north of the equator |
Tropic of Capricorn | a line of latitude about 20 degrees to the south of the equator |
Cardial directions | n,s,e and w are called the cardial directions |
Intermediate directions | NE, SE, SW and NW are called the Intermediate directions. |
Latitude | The angular distance of a place north or south of the earth's equator |
Longitude | The angular distance of a place east or west of the meridian |
International Dateline | is an imaginary line on the surface of the Earth, that runs from the north to the south pole |
Tropic zone | the part of the Earth's surface between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn |
Compass rose | is a design on a map that shows directions. It shows north, south, east, west, northeast, northwest, southeast, and southwest. |
Legend/Key | is a box near the map showing where something is located. |
Scale | is a tool on a map to measure distance |