Exploring Planet Earth Chapter 4

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__ are lines that run between the points that represent the geographic North and South poles of the Earth.

There are __ time zones in the United States.

A __ is a longitudinal belt of the Earth in which all areas have the same local time.

The measure of distance east and west of the prime meridian is called . . .

Geographers have named the meridian that runs through Greenwich, England, the . . .

The Earth rotates on its axis from __.

The time zones in the United States are. . .

Maps are often grouped together in a book called . . .