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GY 101 Test 1 Questions for Success
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- GY 101
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- University Of North Carolina At Wilmington
GY 101 Test 1 Questions for Success
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GY 101 Test 1 Questions for SuccessEarths 4 spheres
atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, biosphere
Biosphere
Consists of all life on Earth and all parts of the Earth in which life exists, including
land, water, and the atmosphere - INTERACT WITH ALL OTHER SPHERES
Map Distortion
a change in the shape, size, or position of a place when it is shown on a map
equator
An imaginary circle around the middle of the earth, halfway between the North
Pole and the South Pole - divides earth into 2 hemispheres
North and South Hemisphere
longitude
east and west hemisphere
latitude
Prime Meridian
0 degrees longitude
Northeast Hemisphere
++
southeast hemisphere
-+
, southwest hemisphere
--
northwest hemisphere
+-
latitude
known as parallels, run in the east-west direction, measure distance north-south
of the equator, never intersect, not equal length
longitude
known as meridians, run in a north-south direction, measure distance east or west
of prime meridian, farthest apart at the equator and meet at poles, cross equator
at right angles, equal length
maximum latitude
90 degrees north or south
maximum longitude
180 degrees
Tropic of Cancer
23.5 degrees North
Tropic of Capricorn
23.5 degrees south
equator degrees
0
Anartic Circle
66.5 degrees South
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