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| latitude | Imaginary line that travels horizontal on the globe. Measures north and south of the Equator |
| longitude | imaginary line, a vertical one, that measures east or west of the Prime Meridian |
| Prime Meridian | Also called Greenwich meridian. Half of great circle that connects the north and south poles. Marks 0 longitude |
| International Date line | Line roughly along 180 meridian, where each day begins and ends. |
| Equator | The great circle of the Earth midway between the poles, the 0 degree parallel of latitude. |
| Tropic of Cancer | line of latitude 23 1/2 north |
| Tropic of Capricorn | line of latitude 23 1/2 south |
| Antartic Circle | line of latitude 66 1/2 south |
| Artic Circle | line of latitude 66 1/2 north |
| 7 continents | N. America, S. America, Asia, Africa, Europe, Antarctica, Aistralia |
| 4 oceans | Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic |
| Physical map | use color to show land elevation, water depths, and name many land forms as well as bodies of water. |
| Political maps | Use color to show boundaries of country state, etc. |
| Thematic maps | focuses on a single subject |
| Time zones | An area covering about 15 longitude where everyone uses the clock |
