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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the lines that run east and west around Earth? | latitude lines |
| What is another name for latitude lines? | Parallels |
| What are the lines that run north and south around the earth? | Longitude lines |
| What is another name for longitude? | Meridians |
| What is the name for the pattern of crossed lines formed by the latitude and longitude lines? | Global Grid |
| What is in the Northern Hemisphere at about latitude 23 degrees North? | Tropic of Cancer |
| What is South of the equator at about latitude 23 degrees North? | Tropic of Capricorn |
| The section of Earth between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn is known as what? | tropical zone |
| The tropical zone is also known as what? | torrid zone |
| When the Northern Hemisphere is north of 66.5 degrees north and the sun does not shine what is it called? | Arctic Circle |
| When the sun doesn't shine in the southern hemisphere, south of 66.5 degrees south is called what? | Antarctic Circle |
| The parts of earth between the Arctic circle and the Tropic of Cancer, and between the antarctic circle and the tropic of Capricorn are known as what? | temperate zones |
| The zones north of the arctic circle and south of the antarctic circle are known as? | frigid zones |
| Frigid zones are also known as what? | polar region |