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| The angular distance north or south of the earth's equator, measured in degrees along a meridian, as on a map or globe. |
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| The imaginary great circle around the earth's surface, equidistant from the poles and perpendicular to the earth's axis of rotation. It divides the earth into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere. |
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| a point or place in relation to another point or place |
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| The relationship between distance on a map and on the earth's surface |
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| The difference between the highest and lowest elevations in an area |
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| A graphic representation of the earth's surface |
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| Half of the earth's surface. There are four hemispheres, Northern and Southern (divided by the equator) and the Eastern and Western (divided by the Prime Meridian and 180°) |
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| Angular degrees based on the Prime Merdidian (0°) at Greenwich, London; degrees are east or west of Greenwich and meet in the Pacific Ocean at 180° |
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