| A | B |
|---|
| Prime Meridian |  |
| longitude lines | lines that run N & S from Pole to Pole,  |
| equator | imaginary line that runs E to W all the way around th earth, dividing the earth into N and S hemispheres |
| latitude lines | imaginary lines running E to W, used to measure distance from the equator |
| axis | the imaginary line that runs through the center of the earth from the N to S pole. The earth rotates around this line |
| revolve | the earth does this around the sun once every 365 days |
| tropical region | the area approx. 23 degree N and S of the equator where the temperature is usually hot |
| temperate reqion | the middle latitudes between the tropical and polar regions |
