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Chapter 4: Colonial New Jersey
Chapter 4: Lesson 1 and Latitude/Longitude
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Social Studies
4th Grade
02/14/2022

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Term
explore
Definition
to travel to unfamiliar places in order to learn about them
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latitude
Definition
an imaginary line, or parallel, measuring distance north or south of the equator
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parallel
Definition
a line of latitude
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degree
Definition
a unit of measurement that can be used for describing latitude and longitude
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longitude
Definition
an imaginary line, or meridian, measring distance east and west of the prime meridian
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prime meridian
Definition
The line of longitude labeled zero degrees longitude
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meridian
Definition
any line of longitude east or west of the prime meridian
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global grid
Definition
The crisscrossing lines of latitude and longitude found on a map or globe
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