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Vocabulary part 2
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It was a supercontinent from the Mesozoic and Paleozoic eras
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Line that run east to west, but measure north to south
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Lines that run north to south but measure east to west
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Zero degrees (0°) latitude – divides the earth into northern and southern hemispheres
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Zero degrees (0°) longitude - divides the earth into western and eastern hemispheres.
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Half of the earth
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Weather in a place over a long period of time
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23 ½ degrees N latitude – tropical zone north of equator ◦ (OPEN THE CAN ON TOP) ◦ most northerly circle of latitude on the Earth at which the Sun may appear directly overhead at its culmination
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23 ½ degrees S latitude –tropical zone below the equator; southern border of the tropics
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Imaginary line of latitude, approximately 66˚N; marks the beginning of North Polar region
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Imaginary line of latitude, southern hemisphere; comparable to Arctic Circle.
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180˚ line of longitude; where days begin ◦ Directly opposite of the Prime Meridian
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24 time zones – 24 hours in a day; time zones are based on lines of longitude
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Run east to west-called latitude lines ◦ Never going to touch (geometry)
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Run north and south-called longitude lines ◦ Touch at the poles
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