| A | B |
| Tropic of Capricorn | the southern boundary of the tropics |
| Arctic Circle | line of latitude around the earth near the north pole |
| Antarctic Circle | Line of latititude around the earth near the south pole |
| parallel | in geo. any of the imaginary lines the circle the earth parallel to the equator |
| latitude | imaginary lines that circle the earth parallel to the equator |
| longitude | imaginary lines that run n and s from one poll to the other |
| degree | a unit of measurement used to determine absolute location on globes and maps |
| meridian | another word for a line of longitude |