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New Geo 2010 Final Review
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| rotation | spinning of the earth on its axis, one rotation is 24 hours |
| revolution | the Earth's yearly trip around the sun. |
| latitude | measures distance or degrees either north or south of the equator |
| longitude | measures distance or degrees either east or west of the Prime Meridian |
| scale | measures distance on a map |
| legend | explains the meaning of symbols and colors on a map |
| cartography | map making |
| atlas | book of maps |
| zero latitude | equator |
| 23 1/2 N latitude | Tropic of Cancer |
| 23 1/2 S. latitude | Tropic of Capricorn |
| 66 N latitude | Arctic Circle |
| 66 S latitude | Antartic Circle |
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