Continents & Oceans
- 7 Continents → large, continuous landmasses separated by water.
- 5 Oceans → Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic.
Latitude & Longitude
- Equator (0° latitude): imaginary line dividing Earth into Northern & Southern Hemispheres.
- Latitude: lines running parallel to the Equator (measure north/south).
- Prime Meridian (0° longitude): imaginary line dividing Earth into Eastern & Western Hemispheres, runs through London.
- Longitude: lines running from the North Pole to the South Pole (measure east/west).
Hemispheres
- South of Equator → Southern Hemisphere (°S)
- North of Equator → Northern Hemisphere (°N)
- North Pole → 90° N
- South Pole → 90° S
- East of Greenwich → Eastern Hemisphere (°E)
- West of Greenwich → Western Hemisphere (°W)
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