Special Lines on Globe – Flashcards
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Globe
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The model of the earth
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Meridians
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Prime Meridian International DateLine
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Parallels
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Artic Circle Tropic of Cancer Equator Tropic of Capricorn Antartic Circle
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Latitude
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Distance between two parallels measured east to west of the equator
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Longitude
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Distance between two meridians measured north or south of the equator
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Parallels
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Are imaginary lines running in an east-west direction around the earth (only one great circle)
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Meridians
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Are imaginary lines that meets at the poles (All Great Circles) (Vertical lines) (Determine the TimeZone)
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Lines
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Refers to parallels and meridians
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Distance
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Refers to longitude and latitude
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Horizontal Lines
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Longitude/Parallels
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Vertical Lines
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Latitude/Meridians
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Meridians and Parallels
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Are imaginary lines that helps in establishing locations of places on earth.
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Great Circle
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Large parallel, the only great circle among the parallels.
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Artic Circle
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Located at 66 1/2 degrees north of the equator marks the northernmost suns oblique or slanting rays
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Tropic of Cancer
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Lies at 23 1/2 degrees north of the equator marks the northernmost suns vertical rays
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Equator
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0 degrees and divides the earth into northern and southern hemisphere.
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Tropic of Capricorn
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Lies at 23 1/2 degrees south of the equator and marks the southernmost suns vertical rays
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Antartic Circle
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Located at 66 1/2 degrees south of the equator and marks the southernmost suns oblique or slanting rays
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Prime Meridian
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The refference point in measuring distances eastward or westward
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International Date Line
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Determines the time and date.
