Latitude Longitude Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
equator | starting point for LATITUDE; runs around the center of the Earth from east to west |
prime meridian | starting point for LONGITUDE; runs north to south through Greenwich, England and Africa |
coordinates | numbers or letters used to pinpoint an absolute location |
lines of latitude | grid lines that run side to side and are parallel with the equator; look like ladder rungs (paralells) |
lines of longitude | grid lines that run up and down and measure east to west |
relative location | location of a place/object depending on what the object is next to |
absolute location | exact location; usually pinpointed by coordinates |
hemisphere | 1/2 sphere |
degree | unit of measurement used with latitude and longitude; represented by a small, circular symbol |
grid | horizontal/vertical lines on a map used to determine absolute location |
globe | spherical map of Earth |
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cmays
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