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Produced by satellites that enable you to see patterns on Earth’s surface and identify patterns shown on maps.

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1 produced by satellites that enable you to see patterns on Earth’s surface and identify patterns shown on maps

2 aerial photograph

3 model that shows Earth’s entire surface

4 globe

5 flat drawings of Earth that usually only show part of the surface (of Earth)

6 map

7 vertical lines that run north and south and are used to measure degrees east and west of the Prime Meridian

8 longitude

9 another name for longitude

10 meridian

11 longitude line that has zero degrees and splits the Earth into the Eastern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere (starting point for measuring longitude)

12 Prime Meridian

13 horizontal lines that run east and west and are used to measure degrees north and south of the Equator

14 latitude

15 another name for latitude

16 parallel

17 latitude line that has zero degrees and splits the Earth into the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere (starting point for measuring latitude)

18 Equator

19 is where latitude lines and longitude lines (coordinates) cross to pinpoint the exact location of places on earth (ex. 47°N ; 128°W)

20 absolute location


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