A | B |
hemisphere | half of the earth |
equator | imaginary line around the middle of the earth that divides the globe into northern and southern hemispheres |
prime meridian | an imaginary line that divides the globe into eastern and western hemispheres |
regions | places that have common characteristics |
lines of latitude | imaginary lines that go east to west around the earth |
lines of longitude | imaginary lines that go north to south around the earth |
cardinal directions | north, south, east, and west |
compass rose | shows you all 8 directions on map |
coordinates | allows you to find an exact location on a map, such as A-3 or |
northern hemisphere | the earth above the equator |
southern hemisphere | the earth below the equator |
eastern hemisphere | the earth to the right of the prime meridian |
western hemisphere | the earth to the left of the prime meridian |