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an imaginary line of latitude in the South Pole region 66 degrees S Antarctic Circle an imaginary line of latitude in the north pole region, 66 degrees N Arctic Circle Loss of accuracy in a map when a globe is flattened into a map Distortion an imaginary circle around the middle of the earth between the North and South Poles at 0 degrees latitude Equator the study of the Earth, including its surface, climate, continent, countries, peoples, and products Geography half of the earth, referred to as eastern or western, northern or southern Hemisphere how people affect their environment, how the environment affects people Human-Environment Interaction imaginary line where the date changes from one day to another International Dateline the distance N or S of the Equator measured in degrees Latitude Uses latitude and longitude for EXACT coordinates on a global grid Absolute Location gives the location of a place by describing places NEARBY Relative Location the distance E or W of the Prime Meridian measured in degrees Longitude a way of showing a 3D image of the globe onto a 2D, flat map Map Projection Another name for lines of longitude and they meet at the North and South Poles Meridians Explains how people, goods, ideas get from one place to another Movement Movement, Region, Human Environment Interaction, Location (both Absolute and Relative), and Place MR. HeLP lines of latitude and never intersect with each other Parallels describes a specific location by its human and physical features, such as the number of schools it has or the climate of the location Place Line of longitude that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole through Greenwich, England, helps measures points east and west longitude Prime Meridian Warmest temperature zones on Earth Tropics an area that has unifying human characteristics or physical features such as history, population, landforms Region Study guide for 6th Grade Social Studies