Coordinate System

Cards (5)

  • Coordinate System - invisible lines that are used in locating places on the globe
  • Latitude - a horizontal line that divides the southern and the northern hemispheres of the earth
  • Equator - the center latitude of the earth that starts at 0 degrees
  • Longitude - a vertical line that divides the western and the eastern hemispheres of the earth
  • Prime Meridian - the center longitude of the earth that starts at 0 degrees