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Latitude
An imaginary line, or PARALLEL, measuring distance north and south of the equator
Longitude
An imaginary line, or MERIDIAN, measuring the distance east and west of the prime meridian
Equator
An imaginary line that divide the earth into the northern and southern hemisphere
Prime Meridian
an imaginary line that divides the earth into the easter and western hemispheres
absolute location
an exact location on the map determined by either its address or its latitude/longitude coordinates
hemisphere
a half of the earth, usually as divided into northern and southern halves by the equator, or into western and eastern halves by an imaginary line passing throug
relative location
Relative location is a description of how a place is related to other places. For example: Wawa is down the street from MaST III
formal region
An area defined by similar characteristics throughout its entire area.
Tao _________ as Kala gutted the rabbit in front of him.
cringed
Tao knew it was __________ to paint images, but it was his passion.
taboo
