Lua World Cultures Test Exam

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Latitude

is the geographical coordinate that specifies the north-south position of a point on the Earth's surface, measured in degrees from the equator.

Longitude

The angular distance measured east or west of the prime meridian, expressed in degrees.

Prime Meridian

is the planet's zero degrees longitude line, located at Greenwich, England, from which all other longitudes are measured.

Equator

The imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres, situated at 0 degrees latitude.