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WH Geo Terms #2
Term | Definition |
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Latitude | the angular distance north or south from the equator of a point on the earth's surface, |
Longitude | angular distance east or west on the earth's surface, |
North Pole | the end of the earth's axis of rotation, marking the northern point on the earth. |
Prime Meridian | the meridian running through Greenwich, England, from which longitude east and west is reckoned |
South Pole | the southern end of the earth's axis, the southern point on earth. |
Equator | the great circle of the earth that is at an equal distance from the North Pole and South Pole. |
Tropic of Cancer | The parallel of latitude 23°27′ north of the equator, the northern boundary of the Torrid Zone, and the most northerly latitude at which the sun can shine directly overhead. |
Tropic of Capricorn | the parallel of latitude that is approximately 23.5 degrees north of the equator and that is the northernmost latitude reached by the overhead sun |
Syria Question | Thousands of Europeans are crossing borders to escape the war country of Syria thanks to ISIS. A group of men found some people from Turkey on little rafts. |