USI.2a Vocabulary

Imaginary line that measures distance north and south of the equator.

latitude

Imaginary line that measures distance east and west of the prime meridian.

longitude

Another name for a line of longitude.

meridian

Another name for a line of latitude.

parallel

An imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern hemispheres

Equator

An imaginary line that divides the Earth into Western and Eastern hemispheres.

Prime Meridian