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1.Parallels are lines of _________? 2.Meridians are lines of _________? 3.110ºW is a measurement of____? 4.30 º N is a measurement of ___? 5.The main problem of moving from a Round Earth to a Flat Map can be described with one word. That word is ____________.

1. Latitude

1.Parallels are lines of _________? 2.Meridians are lines of _________? 3.110ºW is a measurement of____? 4.30 º N is a measurement of ___? 5.The main problem of moving from a Round Earth to a Flat Map can be described with one word. That word is ____________.

2. Longitude

1.Parallels are lines of _________? 2.Meridians are lines of _________? 3.110ºW is a measurement of____? 4.30 º N is a measurement of ___? 5.The main problem of moving from a Round Earth to a Flat Map can be described with one word. That word is ____________.

3. Longitude

1.Parallels are lines of _________? 2.Meridians are lines of _________? 3.110ºW is a measurement of____? 4.30 º N is a measurement of ___? 5.The main problem of moving from a Round Earth to a Flat Map can be described with one word. That word is ____________.

4. Latitude

1.Parallels are lines of _________? 2.Meridians are lines of _________? 3.110ºW is a measurement of____? 4.30 º N is a measurement of ___? 5.The main problem of moving from a Round Earth to a Flat Map can be described with one word. That word is ____________.

5. Distortion