2025 APHG Unit 1: Global Grid System
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Latitude
horizontal line; measures 90 degrees north to 90 degrees south
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Longitude
vertical line; measures 180 degrees east and 180 degrees west
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Parallel
lines around the globe parallel to the equator; measures latitude
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Meridian
arc between North and South Poles; measures longitude
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Equator
0 degrees latitude
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Prime Meridian
the meridian at 0 degrees longitude; passes through Greenwich, England
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International Date Line
the meridian at 180 degrees longitude; where a day begins
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Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
standard time at Royal Observatory in Greenwich, England
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Time Zone
any of 24 zones of the globe every 15 degrees longitude with a standard time
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Null Island
0 degrees latitude and 0 degrees longitude
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