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The study of how the earth was formed. Pangaea supercontinent Continental Drift the gradual movement of continents. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuScA58BgRE

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The study of places and their physical and human characteristics and locations. Cultural Geography Physical Geography

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Physical Map Political Map

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Parallels lines of latitude Equator 0 degrees latitude Meridians lines of longitude Prime Meridian 0 degrees Longitude

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Tropic of Capricorn 23 degrees north Tropic of Cancer 23 degrees south Arctic Circle 66 degrees north Antarctic Circle 66 degrees south

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Cardinal Directions- North, South, East, & West

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Intermediate directions - Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, & Southwest.

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The earth is divided into lots of lines called latitude and longitude.

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Longitude lines run north and south. Latitude lines run east and west. The lines measure distances in degrees. Latitude Longitude

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The equator is 0 degree latitude. It is an imaginary belt that runs halfway point between the North Pole and the South Pole. Equator

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The prime meridian is 0 degrees longitude. This imaginary line runs through the United Kingdom, France, Spain, western Africa, and Antarctica. PRIMEPRIME MERIDIANMERIDIAN

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Which continent is located at 40 N, 80 W?

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The Earth is divided into 24 time zones, corresponding to 24 hours in a day. As the earth rotates, the sun shines in different areas, moving from east to west during the course of a day. Places that have the same longitude will be in the same time zone. longitude

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