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Imaginary Lines on a Map

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1 Imaginary Lines on a Map

2 Equator An imaginary line that runs around the center of Earth halfway between the North and South Poles at 0° latitude Separates the Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres

3 Prime Meridian An imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole or Earth at 0° longitude Separates the Earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres

4 Hemisphere Half of the Earth

5 Latitude Imaginary lines that are parallel to the equator (go from east to west) They measure distance north or south of the equator

6 Longitude Imaginary lines that travel from the North Pole to the South Pole They measure distance east and west of the Prime Meridian


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