| A | B |
|---|
| equator | located at 0 degrees latitude |
| prime meridian | located at 0 degrees longitude |
| International Date Line | located at 180 degrees longitude |
| prime meridian | divides earth into eastern & western hemispheres |
| equator | divides earth into northern & southern hemispheres |
| International Date Line | runs opposite of prime meridian |
| tropics | area between Tropic of Cancer and Capricorn |
| Tropic of Cancer | 23 1/2 degrees north latitude |
| Tropic of Capricorn | 23 1/2 degrees south latitude |
| latitude | measures north or south of equator |
| longitude | measure east or west of prime meridian |
| latitude | highest coordinate 90 degrees |
| longitude | highest coordinate 180 degrees |
| latitude | begins at equator/ends at poles |
| longitude | begins prime meridian/ends Inter. Date Ln. |
| latitudes | also known as parallels |
| longitude | also known as meridians |
| latitude | run east to west |
| longitude | run north to south |
| latitude | measure north to south |
| longitude | measure east to west |
| longitude | meet at the poles |
| latitude | never cross |
| North Pole | located at 90 degrees N latitude |
| South Pole | located at 90 degrees S latitude |
| North Pole | home of Santa Claus |
| Tropic of Cancer | northern boundary of the tropics |
| Tropic of Capricorn | southern boundary of the tropics |
