Climate Zones and Major Lines of Latitude – Flashcards

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Tropical Climate Zone
Tropical Climate Zone
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Climate zone located between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn
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Temperate Climate Zone
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Climate zone located between the Tropics and the Circles.
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Polar Climate Zone
Polar Climate Zone
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Climate zone located between the Circles and the Poles.
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Equator
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Line of latitude located at 0 degrees
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Tropic of Cancer
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Line of latitude located at 23.5 degrees North
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Tropic of Capricorn
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Line of latitude located at 23.5 degrees South
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Arctic Circle
Arctic Circle
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Line of latitude located at 66.5 degrees North
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Antarctic Circle
Antarctic Circle
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Line of latitude located at 66.5 degrees South
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North Pole
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Line of latitude located at 90 degrees North
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South Pole
South Pole
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Line of latitude located at 90 degrees South
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Prime Meridian
Prime Meridian
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0° Longitude. Divides the Earth into Eastern & Western Hemispheres
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