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Vocabulary part 2.  It was a supercontinent from the Mesozoic and Paleozoic eras.

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1 Vocabulary part 2

2  It was a supercontinent from the Mesozoic and Paleozoic eras

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5  Line that run east to west, but measure north to south

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7  Lines that run north to south but measure east to west

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9  Zero degrees (0°) latitude – divides the earth into northern and southern hemispheres

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11  Zero degrees (0°) longitude - divides the earth into western and eastern hemispheres.

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13  Half of the earth

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15  Weather in a place over a long period of time

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17  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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19  23 ½ degrees S latitude –tropical zone below the equator; southern border of the tropics

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22  Imaginary line of latitude, approximately 66˚N; marks the beginning of North Polar region

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24  Imaginary line of latitude, southern hemisphere; comparable to Arctic Circle.

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26  180˚ line of longitude; where days begin ◦ Directly opposite of the Prime Meridian

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28  24 time zones – 24 hours in a day; time zones are based on lines of longitude

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30  Run east to west-called latitude lines ◦ Never going to touch (geometry)

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32  Run north and south-called longitude lines ◦ Touch at the poles

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