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WORLD GEOGRAPHY
GLOBE LINES
Axis – an imaginary line that passes through the center of Earth between the North and South Poles on which Earth rotates
Equator – an imaginary line that runs around the center of Earth horizontally, halfway between the North and South Poles at 0 degrees latitude
Prime Meridian – an imaginary line that runs around the center of Earth from the North Pole to the South Pole at 0 degrees longitude
Lines of Latitude – Imaginary lines on the Earth that run parallel to the Equator
Lines of Longitude – Imaginary lines on the Earth that meet at the poles.
HEMISPHERES
The Earth is divided into four major areas, or hemispheres.
There are four hemispheres:
Northern, Southern, Eastern, Western
The Equator divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres
The Prime Meridian divides the Earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres
HEMISPHERES
POLES
North Pole – the point farthest north on the Earth at 90 degrees north latitude
South Pole – the point farthest south on the Earth 90 degrees south latitude
CONTINENTS
Earth’s largest areas of landmass
There are 7 North America South America Africa Europe Asia Australia Antarctica
The world’s largest continent is Asia.
The world’s smallest continent is Australia.
OCEANSGreat bodies of water that cover ¾ of the Earth’s
surface
There are 5 Artic Atlantic Indian Pacific Southern (not always recognized as an ocean)
The world’s largest ocean is the Pacific Ocean.
The world’s smallest ocean is the Indian Ocean.
LINES OF LATITUDE
Equator – 0 degrees latitude
Tropic of Cancer – 23.5 degrees north latitude
Tropic of Capricorn – 23.5 degrees south latitude
Artic Circle – 66.5 degrees north latitude
Antarctic Circle - 66.5 degrees south latitude