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Geography - Section 1 Vocabulary

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