Geographic Coordinate System(Science)
View linked note
Call Kai
Learn
Practice Test
Spaced Repetition
Match
Flashcards
Knowt Play1/13
There's no tags or description
Looks like no tags are added yet.
Name | Mastery | Learn | Test | Matching | Spaced | Call with Kai | Chat |
|---|
No analytics yet
Send a link to your students to track their progress
14 Terms
A system used to locate different places on Earth, specifically the geographical coordinate system.
Coordinate System
Countries in this zone experience a tropical climate with an annual average temperature above 18 degrees Celsius.
Tropics
Regions where countries experience four seasons.
Northern and Southern Temperature Zones
Areas where countries experience consistently cold temperatures.
Polar/Frigid Zone
A pair of numbers representing the position of a point on Earth.
Coordinates
Horizontal lines on Earth's surface, ranging from 0° to 90° from the equator towards the poles.
Latitude
Vertical lines on Earth's surface, numbered from 0° to 180° from the Prime Meridian.
Longitude
The Arctic, Atlantic, Indian, Pacific, and Southern oceans.
Ocean Of The World
North Pole
Located at 90°N latitude.
South Pole
Located at 90°S latitude.
Artic Circle
66.5°N
Tropic Of Cancer
23.5°N
Tropic Of Capricorn
23.5°S
Antarctic Circle
66.5°S