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What are two names for a line on the grid system that run E/W?

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1 Grid System A grid system allows the location of a point on a map (or on the surface of the earth)

2 What are two names for a line on the grid system that run E/W?
Line of latitude or a parallel

3 What are two names for a line on the grid system that runs N/S?
Line of longitude or a meridian

4 What do we call the part of the
1. What is the name of this special line of longitude? 2. What degree of longitude is it? 1. Prime Meridian 2. 0 What do we call the part of the planet on this side of the Prime Meridian? What do we call the part of the planet on this side of the Prime Meridian?

5 What is the name of the parts of the Earth above the Equator?
1. What is the name of this special line of latitude? 2. What degree of latitude is it? 1. Equator 2. 0 What is the name of the parts of the Earth above the Equator? What is the name of the parts of the Earth below the Equator?

6 What is the highest number of degrees longitude a location can be?
180

7 What is the highest number of degrees longitude a location can be?

8 How many total degrees of longitude are there?
360

9 What is the highest number of degrees latitude a location can be?
90

10 What is the highest number of degrees latitude a location can be?

11 What is the total number of degrees latitude on the grid system?
180

12 What is the name of the special line of longitude located at 66.5N?
Arctic Circle

13 What is the name of the special line of longitude located at 23.5N?
Tropic of Cancer

14 What is the name of the special line of longitude located at 23.5S?
Tropic of Capricorn

15 What is the name of the special line of longitude located at 66.5S?
Antarctic Circle

16 What is the name of the orange line?
International Date Line Monday Sunday

17 Zones of Latitude


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