Latitude and Longitude Vocabulary

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Lines on a map or globe that run east and west; also called parallels

The exact location of a place.

The imaginary line that divides Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemisphere.

A line of latitude. These are always the same distance apart.

A line of longitude that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole

The imaginary line that divides Earth into the Western and Eastern Hemisphere.

The kind of weather a place has over a period of time.

Lines on a map or globe that run north and south; also called meridians.