Mapping the Earth Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
EQUATOR | An imaginary line running around the center of the earth. |
GEOGRAPHY | The study of the earth's surface, climate, continents, countries, peoples, industries and products. |
GLOBE | A sphere with a map of the earth on it. |
INTERNATIONAL DATE LINE | Imaginary line agreed upon as the place where each calendar day begins. |
LATITUDE | Imaginary line running east and west which measures the distance north or south of the equator. |
LONGITUDE | Imaginary line running north and south which measures the distance east or west of the prime meridian |
PRIME MERIDIAN | Meridian from which the longitude east and west is measured. It passes through Greenwich, England, and its longitude is 0. |
ROTATE | To move around a center or axis, |
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