1. Maps
Vocabulary Part 2

2. Pangea
It was a supercontinent from the Mesozoic and Paleozoic eras

3. Latitude
Line that run east to west, and measure north to south

4. Longitude
Lines that run north to south and measure east to west

5. Hemisphere
Half of a sphere

6. Prime Meridian
An imaginary vertical line. It will always be at 0° longitude - divides the earth into western and eastern hemispheres.

7. Equator
An imaginary horizontal line around the middle of the earth. It will always be at 0° latitude – divides the earth into northern and southern hemispheres

8. Parallels Another name for latitude lines
Never going to touch (geometry)

9. Meridians
Another name for longitude lines
Touch at the poles

10. Absolute Location
Exact spot on earth where a place can be found (this is when you use longitude and latitude together)

11. Climate
Weather in a place over a long period of time

12. Tropic of Cancer
23.5°N latitude – tropical zone north of equator (OPEN THE CAN ON TOP)

13. Tropic of Capricorn
23.5°S latitude –tropical zone below the equator; southern border of the tropics

15. Arctic Circle
Imaginary line of latitude, approximately 66.5˚N; marks the beginning of North Polar region

16. Antarctic Circle
Imaginary line of latitude at 66.5˚S

17. International Date Line
180˚ line of longitude; where days begin
Directly opposite of the Prime Meridian

18. Time Zones
– 24 hours in a day = 24 time zones (based on lines of longitude)