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USI.2a Vocabulary. latitude. Imaginary line that measures distance north and south of the equator. longitude. Imaginary line that measures distance east and west of the prime meridian. meridian. Another name for a line of longitude. parallel. Another name for a line of latitude. Equator.
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latitude • Imaginary line that measures distance north and south of the equator.
longitude • Imaginary line that measures distance east and west of the prime meridian.
meridian • Another name for a line of longitude.
parallel • Another name for a line of latitude.
Equator • An imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern hemispheres
Prime Meridian • An imaginary line that divides the Earth into Western and Eastern hemispheres.