longititude and latitude – Flashcards
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Composite Cone volcano
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steep-sided towering mountains; alternating gentle and eviolent eruptions, formed from hardened lava, flowing lava, and ash
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Latitude is measured north and south of the ____________.
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equator
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Longitude is measured east and west from the ___________ ____________.
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Prime Meridian
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The line of latitude that is zero degrees latitude is the ____________.
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equator
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The line of longititude that is zero degrees longititude is the _________ ___________.
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Prime Meridian
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Longitude is measured from zero degrees to ____ degrees.
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180
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Latitude lines are ____________.
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parellel
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Longititude lines meet at the _________.
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poles
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The north pole and south pole represtent ____ degrees latitude.
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90
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The half of the earth north of the equator is the ____________ hemispere.
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northern
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The half of the earth south of the equator is the ___________ hemisphere.
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southern
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Any location with a longititude reading east of the Prime Meridian is the ___________ hemisphere.
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eastern
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Any location with a longititude reading west of the Prime Meridian is in the ____________ hemisphere.
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western
