6th Grade Latitude and Longitude
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- Q1What is the distance north or south of the equator; measured by a set of imaginary lines or parallels, that run east and west around the earth.meridianslatitudelongitudeequator30s
- Q2any line of latitude north or south of the equatorglobal gridmeridiansparallelslongitude30s
- Q3distance east or west of the prime meridian measured by a set of imaginary lines or meridians, that run north and south from the Earth's polesTropic of Cancermeridianslongitudelatitude30s
- Q4Any line of longitude east or west of the Earth's prime meridianparallelsmeridiansEquatorlatitude30s
- Q5A unit of measurement that indicates the distance between lines of latitude and longitude.global gridmeridiansinchesdegrees30s
- Q6Patterns formed on a map or globe by the crossing of parallels and meridians. This pattern makes it possible to pinpoint exact locations.degreesglobal gridparallelsmeridians30s
- Q7another name for a map makerfarmerarcheologistcartographerphotographer30s
- Q8line at zero degrees latitudePrime MeridianEquatorparallelInternational Date Line30s
- Q9latitude and longitude are used to findlocationpoints on a mapabsolute locationrelative location30s
- Q10line at zero degrees longitudeEquatorTropic of CapricornPrime MeridianTropic of Cancer30s