Climate Vocabulary

3. An imaginary line around the Earth's middle, located at 0 degrees latitude.
5. The region of the Earth near the equator, between the Tropic of Cancer (23.5 degrees north latitude) and the Tropic of Capricorn (23.5 degrees south latitude).
8. The distance east or west of the prime meridian, measured in degrees.
9. The day-to-day or short-term conditions of the atmosphere, such as temperature, precipitation, and wind.
11. Half of the Earth's surface, divided into the Northern Hemisphere (north of the equator) and the Southern Hemisphere (south of the equator).
12. Imaginary lines that run from the North Pole to the South Pole and are used to measure distance east or west of the prime meridian.

1. A unit of measurement for angles, used to measure latitude and longitude.
2. Imaginary lines that run parallel to the equator and are used to measure distance north or south of the equator.
4. Meridian : The line of longitude that passes through Greenwich, England, at 0 degrees.
6. The distance north or south of the equator, measured in degrees.
7. The areas of the Earth located near the North and South Poles, above 66.5 degrees north and below 66.5 degrees south latitude.
10. The long-term pattern of weather in a particular area.