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=Collaborative Vocabulary Wiki - Unit 1=

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Hemisphere Its half of the earth-chastity flores its half the earth as in half your brain-lopez -Javier Ramos visual.merriam-webster.com

four hemispheres that separate the earth by imaginary lines tyler harris

its a big invisible lines that divides the north and the south and also divides the east and the west. -Brandon T.

its an invisible line that divides the earth from north to south and west to east - rodolfo N.

Arctic Circle

A line used to separate the Arctic from the Northern Temperate Zone that is above the equator-Michael Hendrickson a line of latitude near but south of the north pole; it marks the northernmost point at which the sun is visible on the northern winter solstice and the southernmost point at which the midnight sun can be seen on the northern summer solstice-lopez

- Gloria C

The **Arctic Circle** is one of the five major circels of latitude that mark maps of the earth. In 2012, it is the parallel of latitude that runs 66° 33′ 44″ (or 66.5622°) north of the equator

arctic circle is a circular line that passes threw 8 countries, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia, U.S., Canada, Denmark greenland, and Iceland. -Brandon T.

Antarctic Circle

Another line used to separate the Antarctic from the Southern Temperate Zone that is below the equator-Michael Hendrickson a line of latitude north of the south pole-lopez - Gloria C.

Antarctic Circle covers up most of the antarctica and is also latitude 66 degrees and about 30 min north. Brandon T.

The antartic circle is one of the five major circles of laditude that marks maps of the earth. rodolfo N.

Latitude A imaginary line that goes horizontally-chastity flores It is also used to measure coordinates on maps (i.e. 15 degrees north,170 degrees south) this also goes for Longitude-Michael Hendrickson Latitude, gives the location of a place on Earth (or other planetary body) north or south of the equator.-lopez

-Javier Ramos itzelmarinegeo.blogspot.com

latitude is and angular distance of a place north or south of the earths equator mesherd in dagrees and minutes. -Brandon T its a geographic cordinet that specifies the north south position of a point on the earths surface. rodolfo n.

Longitude A imaginary line on the earth that goes vertically-chastity flores -Javier Ramos

longetude is the angular distance east or west on the earth's surface also mesherd in dagrees and minutes. -Brandon T. angular distance on the earth surface mesure from east to west from the prime maridien- rodolfo n.

Prime Meridian
An imaginary line used to separate the east and west hemispheres that runs across the Atlantic Ocean-Michael Hendrickson A longitude line that's defined to be zero degrees-chastity flores The zero [|meridian]  (0°), used as a reference line from which longitude east and west is measured. It passes through Greenwich, England.

Read more: [|http://www.answers.com/topic/prime-meridian#ixzz25o3rkYM8] -lopez

an imaginary line used to separate the east and west hemispheres. Tyler Harris.

Prime Meridian is at a logetude of 0 dagrees east and west.
a longitude line thats defined to be zero degrees. rodolfo netro

Equator
A imaginary line that goes through the earth Which is located at zero degrees, and divides the Earth into the Northern and Southerns hemispheres -Gloria The equator is an imaginery line circling the center of the earth. This region is usually hot and humid with vast areas of tropical forests. Read More »

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: 'helvetica neue',arial,sans-serif;">Source: http://answers.ask.com/Science/Astronomy/where_is_the_equator-lopez

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: 'helvetica neue',arial,sans-serif;"> is an imaginary line that goes around the whole world and the closer you get the hotter its is to the equator. Tyler Harris. . Equator is an imaginary line that goes around the earth right in the middle and separates the north and the south. -Brandon T. an invisible line that divides the earth in half. rodolfo netro

Tropic of Cancer
====An imaginary line used to mark the northern most point where the Sun can be found to be directly above you on the June solstice (considered the North Tropic) Also to note the Tropic of Cancer is drifting southward by 15 meters a year-Michael Hendrickson==== -Javier Ramos astronomy.swin.edu.au

is the circle of [|latitude] on the [|Earth] that marks the most northerly position at which the [|Sun] may appear directly overhead at its [|zenith]. tyler harris

Tropic of Cancer is a line that is latitude of about 23 dagrees north to the equator. Brandon T.
the perallel of latitude 23 27 north of the equater the northern bounderie of the torride zone. rodolfo n.

Tropic of Capricorn
An imaginary line used to mark the southern most point where the Sun can be found to be directly above you on the December solstice (considered the South Tropic) Also to note the Tropic of Capricorn is slowly drifting northward by about 15 meters a year-Michael Hendrickson -Javier Ramos astronomy.swin.edu.au the perallel of lantitude aproxamently 23 and a half (23.45) south of the equater. rodolfo netro