Latitude and Longitude vocab

pattern of imaginary lines that circles the globe in east-west and north-south directions

the east-west lines on a grid

lines of latitude- they are always parallel

an imaginary line that circles the globe half way between the North and South Poles

used to measure distance from the equator

60 minutes are in 1 degree

the north-south lines on a grid

lines of longitude- they run through the Poles

imaginary line that runs through Greenwich, England=0 degrees longitude

the two halves of Earth that divide along the equator

large landmasses- there are seven

a landmass completely surrounded by water, but smaller than a continent