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EARTH SCIENCE LECTURE CHAPTER 3 The points on the surface of the earth that are intersected by the earths axis of rotation are used as reference points for establishing direction. These reference points are called the Halfway between the poles, a circle called the ________________________ divides the earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. Latitude One set of circles describes positions ____________________________ of the equator. These are called ___________________________ because they are circles that run east and west around the world parallel to the equator. The angular distance north or south of the equator is called ___________________________________. Latitude is measured in ___________________, beginning at the equator with _______________. Since the distance from the equator to either of the poles is one-quarter of a circle, the latitude of both the North and South Poles is ____________________________________________. In actual distance, one degree of latitude equals 1/360 the earths circumference ____________________________________________________________________ Parallels of latitude north of the equator are labeled _____; those south of the equator are labeled _____. For example, in the Northern Hemisphere, Washington, D.C., is located near a parallel of latitude that is 390 north of the equator The latitude of Washington, D.C., is ____________. Each degree of latitude consists of _______equal parts, called ________________. One minute (symbol: ) of latitude equals _________________. A more precise latitude for Washington, D.C., is ________________. For even greater precision, each minute is divided into _____equal parts, called ________________(symbol: ). The latitude of Washington, D.C., is Longitude The latitude of a particular place indicates only its position north or south of the equator. To determine the specific location of a place, you also need to k