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| geography | study of the earth's surface |
| latitude | parallels that circle the earth - used to measure a distance north or south of the Equator |
| parallel | imaginary lines that circle the earth parallel to the Equator |
| degree | unit of measure used to determine absolute location: on globes and maps |
| Equator | imaginary line that circles the globe at its widest point (halfway between the North and South poles) dividing the Earth into two halves called hemispheres |
| longitude | meridians- imaginary lines used to measure a distance east or west of the Prime Meridian in degrees |
| meridian | an imaginary line that circles the globe from north to south and runs through both the North and South poles |
| Prime Meridian | an imaginary line of longitude , or meridian, that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole through Greenwich, England |
| plain | large area of flat or gently rolling land |
