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| relative location | the position of a place in relation to other places on Earth |
| county | a part of a state that has its own government |
| county seat | the town or city that is the center of government for a county |
| absolute location | the exact position on the Earth's surface |
| lines of latitude | one set of imaginary lines that runs east and west |
| parallels | lines that are always the same distances apart |
| Tropic of Cancer | the line of latitude at 23 1/2 degrees North |
| Artic Circle | the line of latitude at 66 1/2 degrees South |
| Tropic of Capricorn | the line of latitude at 23 1/2 degrees South |
| Antarctic Circle | the line of latitude at 66 1/2 degrees South |
| lines of longitude | the set of imaginary lines on a globe or a map that runs north and south |
| meridians | lines of longitude |
