Earth
migrate
to move from one country or region and settle in another
magnitude
greatness in size
International Date Line
an imaginary line that is about 180 degrees longitude and runs through the Pacific Oceon.
erosion
a natural process in which land moves from one place to another on Earth's surface
fault
a crack in Earth's crust caused by shifting plates
parallel
being side by side and having equal distance apart
Equator
an imaginary line that divides the Earth into Northern and Southern hemispheres
cartographer
a map maker
longitude
a location's distance east or west of the Prime Meridian
weathering
the wearing away of a material
geography
Prime Meridian
the line of zero degrees longitude running through Greenwich, London
latitude
a location's distance north or south of the Equator
distort
to change the original shape of something
a line of longitude that circles the Earth, passing through both the North and South Poles