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Location
The important info for location
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| inset map | a map inside of a map that shows whats inside of the place you are trying to show |
| legend | key |
| longitude (meridians) | an angular distance east and west from the earth's surface |
| latitude (parallels) | an angular distance north or south from the equator |
| Equator | separates the earth into the northern and southern hemispheres |
| Prime meridian | a planet's meridian adopted as the zero of longitude |
| northern hemisphere | top half of the earth divided by the equator |
| southern hemisphere | bottom half of the earth divided by the equator |
| eastern hemisphere | eastern half of the earth divided by the meridian |
| western hemisphere | western half of the earth divided by the meridian |
| continents | one of the main landmasses of the globe |