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 The study of how the earth was formed.  Pangaea – supercontinent  Continental Drift – the gradual movement of continents.

 The study of places and their physical and human characteristics and locations.  Cultural Geography –  Physical Geography –

 Physical Map –  Political Map –

 Parallels – lines of latitude  Equator – 0 degrees latitude  Meridians – lines of longitude  Prime Meridian – 0 degrees Longitude

 Tropic of Capricorn – 23 degrees north  Tropic of Cancer – 23 degrees south  Arctic Circle – 66 degrees north  Antarctic Circle – 66 degrees south

Cardinal Directions- North, South, East, & West

Intermediate directions - Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, & Southwest.

 The earth is divided into lots of lines called latitude and longitude.

 Longitude lines run north and south.  Latitude lines run east and west.  The lines measure distances in degrees. Latitude Longitude

 The equator is 0 degree latitude.  It is an imaginary belt that runs halfway point between the North Pole and the South Pole. Equator

 The prime meridian is 0 degrees longitude. This imaginary line runs through the United Kingdom, France, Spain, western Africa, and Antarctica. PRIMEPRIME MERIDIANMERIDIAN

Which continent is located at 40 ⁰ N, 80 ⁰ W?

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 The Earth is divided into 24 time zones, corresponding to 24 hours in a day.  As the earth rotates, the sun shines in different areas, moving from east to west during the course of a day.  Places that have the same longitude will be in the same time zone. longitude

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