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Ch 3 Vocab
Latitude and Longitude
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| absolute location | an exact point on Earth’s surface expressed by a coordinate system such as latitude and longitude |
| coordinates | a pair of numbers and/or letters that use a grid to identify a specific location |
| equator | the imaginary line drawn around Earth at zero degrees latitude that divides Earth into northern and southern hemispheres |
| grid | a series of horizontal and vertical lines that cross each other to divide an area into sections |
| latitude | a measure of a location’s distance north or south of the equator |
| longitude | a location’s distance east or west of the prime meridian |
| prime meridian | the imaginary line drawn around Earth at zero degrees longitude that divides Earth into eastern and western hemispheres |