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World Geography
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Continents & Important Regions North America South America Asia Africa Europe Middle East Australia Antarctica Central America Southeast Asia
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Oceans Atlantic Arctic Indian Pacific
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What is Latitude and Longitude? Latitude: Imaginary lines that circle the globe from east to west, measuring an area’s distance north and south of the equator Equator: the line of latitude midway between the North and South poles Longitude: Imaginary lines that circle the globe from north to south, measuring an area’s distance east or west of the prime meridian Prime Meridian: line of longitude at 0⁰ that runs through Greenwich, England
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Hemispheres
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Your Task: Label the following – 7 continents (also color each continent showing that you know where they are) – The Middle East, Southeast Asia and Central America – Pacific, Atlantic, Arctic and Indian Oceans – Lines of Latitude, Lines of Longitude and the Prime Meridian – 4 Hemispheres (show that you know where they are divided)
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