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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What lines run east and west around Earth? | latitude lines |
| What is it called when two lines are parallel to each other? | Parallels |
| What lines run north and south around Earth? | longitude lines |
| What is another way to call longitude? | Meridians |
| When used together, latitude and longitude lines form a pattern called what? | Global grid |
| In the Northern Hemisphere, at about latitude 23 degrees north is what tropic? | Tropic of Cancer |
| South of the equator, at about latitude 23 degrees south is what tropic? | Tropic of Capricorn |
| The section between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Carpricorn is known as what? | Tropical zone |
| What is another word for Tropical zone? | Torrid zone |
| The latitude in the Northern hemisphere, north of 66.5 degrees north latitude is called what? | Arctic circle |
| The latitude in the Southern Hemisphere, south of 66.5 degrees south latitude is called what? | Antarctic Circle |
| The zones north of the arctic circle and south of the antarctic circle are known as the what? | Frigid zones |
| What is another word for frigid zones? | Polar regions |
| The parts between the arctic circle, the Tropic of cancer, and between the Antarctic circle and the Tropic of Capricorn are known as what? | Temperate zone |
| What is the imaginary line between the North pole and the South pole called? | Axis |