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AR Sec 1 Vocab
Geography - Section 1 Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Prime Meridian | An imaginary line of longitude that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole through Greenwich, England |
Parallel | Another name for latitude; imaginary lines equal distance from each other |
Meridian | Another name for longitude; imaginary lines that circle the globe from north to south and run through both the North and South poles |
Latitude | Imaginary lines that circle the earth parallel to the equator (east-west circles around the globe) |
Equator | Imaginary line that circles the globe at its widest point, dividing the Earth into two halves |
Longitude | Imaginary lines that run north and south from one pole to the other |
Degree | Measurement for latitude and longitude lines |
Plain | Region of flat land (large area of flat or gently rolling land usually without many trees) |
Geography | Study of the Earth |