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GEOGRAPHY TERMS

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CONTINENT

• One of the seven large bodies of land on the
  earth.
• North America, South America, Europe, Asia,
  Africa, Australia, Antarctica.
• They are separated or nearly separated from one
  another by water.

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OCEAN

• The body of water which covers more than half the
  earth, is divided into smaller parts called
  oceans.
• The earth has four oceans Atlantic, Pacific,
  Indian, Arctic.

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HEMISPHERE

• Hemi means half and sphere means circle.
• Each hemisphere shows one half of the earth at a
  time.
• The earth is divided into the Northern, Southern,
  Eastern and Western Hemispheres.

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EQUATOR

• An imaginary line around the earth halfway
  between the North Pole and the South Pole.

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EQUATOR

• The Equator divides the Earth into Northern and
  Southern Hemispheres.
• The Equator circles the middle of the Earth like
  a belt. It is located between the North and
  South Poles.

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NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN HEMISPHERES

• Everything north of the Equator is in the
  Northern Hemisphere.
• Everything south of the Equator is in the
  Southern Hemisphere

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LINES OF LATITUDE-EQUATOR

• The Equator is 0 degrees latitude.
• The letter N or S that follows the degree
  symbol tells you if the location is north or
  south of the equator.
• Ex North Pole is 90 degrees N latitude and the
  South Pole is 90 degrees S latitude

90 N
90 S
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LINES OF LATITUDE

• Lines of latitude are imaginary circles that run
  east and west around the globe known as
  parallels.
• These parallels divide the globe into degrees.
• Lines of latitude measure distance north and
  south of the equator.

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PRIME MERIDIAN

• Prime Meridian is 0 degrees longitude.
• An imaginary line that runs North and South and
  divides the earth into Western and Eastern
  Hemispheres.
• The letter E or W tells you if the location
  is east or west of the Prime Meridian.

EAST
WEST
Prime Meridian
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PRIME MERIDIAN

• The Prime Meridian divides the Earth into Eastern
  Western Hemispheres.
• The Prime Meridian (also called the Meridian of
  Greenwich) runs through Greenwich, England. It
  runs from the North Pole to the South Pole.

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EASTERN AND WESTERN HEMISPHERES

• Everything east of the Prime Meridian for 180
  degrees is in the Eastern Hemisphere.
• Everything west of the Prime Meridian for 180
  degrees is in the Western Hemisphere.

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LINES OF LONGITUDE

• Lines of Longitude, are imaginary lines also
  known as meridians, run from the North Pole to
  the South Pole.
• Longitude measures distance east and west of the
  Prime Meridian.

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