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Prime Meridian
It is the line that divides the Planet
Earth into the Eastern and WesternHemispheres.
Prime
Meridian
0 E or W
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Eastern
Hemisphere
Western
Hemisphere
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Equator
Tropic of Cancer23.5 N
0
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Tropic of Capricorn
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23.5 S
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Tropic of Cancer
An imaginary line located at 23.5
degrees North of Equator.
Tropic of Capricorn
An imaginary line located at 23.5
degrees South of Equator.
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Northern Hemisphere
Southern Hemisphere
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Northern Hemisphere
Is the half of the Earth that is North of
Equator.
Hemisphere from Greek means half
ball, or half sphere.
Southern Hemisphere
Is the half of the Earth that is South of
Equator.
Hemisphere from Greek means half
ball, or half sphere.
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Western Hemisphere
It is the half of the Earth that lies west
of the Prime Meridian
Eastern Hemisphere
It is the half of the Earth that is east of
the Prime Meridian.
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North Pole
South Pole
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South Pole
It is the southernmost point on the
surface of the Earth and lies on the
opposite side of the Earth from the
North Pole.
North Pole
It is the northernmost point on the
surface of the Earth and lies on the
opposite side of the Earth from the
South Pole.
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Longitudes
30
60
0
90E
180
150
120
150
120
90
W
30
60
LatitudesNorth
60
90
0
90
60
30
South
30
60
60
30
0
90
30
90
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Compass Rose
It is an object that appears on maps to
identify four main directions: north,
south, east and west.
Compass RoseN
E
S
W
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North
South
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West
East