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Geography and Astronomy Terms

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Michelle L Maloney
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A geographic coordinate that specifies the north-south position of a point on the Earth's surface.
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Longitude
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A geographic coordinate that specifies the east-west position of a point on the Earth's surface.
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Equator
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An imaginary line around the middle of the Earth, equidistant from the North Pole and South Pole.
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Prime Meridian
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The planet's line of zero degrees longitude, from which all other longitudes are measured.
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North Pole
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The northernmost point on Earth, 90 degrees North
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South Pole
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The southernmost point on Earth, 90 degrees South
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Tropic of Cancer
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The circle of latitude on the Earth that marks the most northerly position at which the Sun can be directly overhead.
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