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1 Unit 1 Geography

2 Concept: 1.1 World/Hemispheres Lesson Essential Question: How is Earth divided on a map?

3 There are 195 countries in the world today. *

4 Earth’s Divisions Earth is divided into four hemispheres
East and West; North and South

5 Earth’s Divisions Latitude: parallel lines running east to west
Longitude: parallel lines running north to south Prime Meridian: 0° longitude Goes through Greenwich, England Equator: 0° latitude that divides Earth in half north and south Mechanicsburg, PA N , W

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