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| do the lines of latitude go east-west or north-south? |
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| each one circles east-west |
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| do the lines of longitude go east-west or north-south? |
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| each one goes north-south |
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| what are the lines called that circle the earth, getting smaller and smaller as they go further from equator? |
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| what are the lines called that go from north to south, from pole to pole, crossing the equator? |
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| What continent is crossed by Equator AND BOTH Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn? |
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| What country is crossed by BOTH the Equator and Tropic of Capricorn |
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| What country is crossed by the Antarctic Circle? |
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| none—the circle itself is all covering ocean |
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| what is the furthest point north on the entire globe |
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| what is the furthest point south on the entire globe |
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| What is the line called that goes around the middle of the earth |
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| What is the name of the circle or line of latitude that is between the Equator and the Antarctic Circle, and goes through Brazil and South Africa and Australia |
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| What is the name of the circle or line of latitude that is between the Equator and the Arctic Circle, and goes through Mexico and North Africa ? |
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| What is the name of the circle or line of latitude that is near the north pole and goes through Canada and Russia? |
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| What is the name of the circle or line of latitude that is near the south pole and almost touches the tip of South America? |
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| Which special-named line of latitude crosses Russia? |
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| Which special-named line of latitude crosses Australia? |
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| Which special-named line of latitude crosses Brazil? |
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| both the Equator and Tropic of Capricorn |
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| Which special-named line of latitude crosses Canada? |
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| Which special-named line of latitude crosses Chile and Argentina? |
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| Which special-named line of latitude crosses Ecuador and Colombia?? |
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| Which special-named line of latitude crosses India? |
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| Which special-named line of latitude crosses Mexico? |
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| Which special-named line of latitude crosses Kenya and Uganda in East Africa, and both Congo and Democratic Republic of Congo? |
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| Which special-named line of latitude crosses South Africa? |
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| Which special-named line of latitude crosses the Sahara Desert (Algeria, Libya, Egypt) |
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| Which special-named line of latitude crosses the US? |
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| Arctic Circle crosses Alaska but none of the lines cross the “lower 48” |
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| Are the lines of latitude all the same length, or are some bigger and some smaller? |
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| Smaller and larger—equator is largest; they get smaller as they approach the poles |
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| Are the lines of longitude all the same length, or are some bigger and some smaller? |
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| All the same length, going from north to south pole |
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