MapsVocabulary part 2

It was a supercontinent from the Mesozoic and Paleozoic eras

Pangea

Line that run east to west, but measure north to south

latitude

Lines that run north to south but measure east to west

longitude

Zero degrees (0°) latitude – divides the earth into northern and southern hemispheres

Equator

Zero degrees (0°) longitude - divides the earth into western and eastern hemispheres.

Prime Meridian

Half of the earth

hemisphere

Weather in a place over a long period of time

climate

23 ½ degrees N latitude – tropical zone north of equator◦ (OPEN THE CAN ON TOP)◦ most northerly circle of latitude on the Earth at

which the Sun may appear directly overhead at its culmination

Tropic of Cancer

23 ½ degrees S latitude –tropical zone below the equator; southern border of the tropics

Tropic of Capricorn

Imaginary line of latitude, approximately 66˚N; marks the beginning of North Polar region

Arctic Circle

Imaginary line of latitude, southern hemisphere; comparable to Arctic Circle.

Antarctic Circle

180˚ line of longitude; where days begin◦ Directly opposite of the Prime Meridian

International Date Line

24 time zones – 24 hours in a day; time zones are based on lines of longitude

Time Zones

Run east to west-called latitude lines◦ Never going to touch (geometry)

parallels

Run north and south-called longitude lines◦ Touch at the poles

meridians