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| East west lines on a globe that are always the same distance apart. Also called parallels. |
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| North south lines on a globe that run from pole to pole. Also called meridians. |
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| The meridian that is 0 degrees longitude. It runs through Grenwich, England. |
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| Imaginary line that encircles the globe halfway between the North and South poles. It is 0 degrees latitude. |
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| Line of 180 degrees longitude; divides the earth into E and W hemispheres |
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| Northern point of the tropics at 23 1/2 degrees N |
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| Southern point of the tropics at 23 1/2 degrees S |
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| One half of a sphere (circular shape) |
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| Imaginary lines on the earth's surface formed by criss-crossing patterns of latitude and longitude |
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| Northernmost point on earth |
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| southernmost point on the globe |
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