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standard 7.3.6
recognize on a map specific lines of longitude and latitude
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Geography
7th Grade
03/13/2011
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0 longitude
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equator
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180 longitude
 Definition
international date line 
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0 latitude
 Definition
prime meridian   
Term
23 1/2 south latitude
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tropic of capricorn 
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66 1/2 north latitude
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arctic circle  
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23 1/2 north latitude
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tropic of cancer 
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66c 1/2 south latitude
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antarctic circle 
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90 south
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south pole 
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90 north
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north pole 
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The latitude run in what direction?
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north to south
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The longitude run in what direction?
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East to West 
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lines of latitude are also called?
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parallel   
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Line of longitude are also called?
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meridians  
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The ____ divides the world into the northern and southern hemisphere.
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Equator 
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The ____ divides the world into the eastern and western hemisphere.
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prime meridian  
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