Matching Pairs Earth: Imaginary LinesOnline version Match the name of the Earth's imaginary lines with their definitions by Chema Cumplido 1 Prime meridian 2 Tropic of Capricorn 3 Equator 4 Earth's axis 5 North Pole 6 South Pole 7 Tropic of Cancer I'm a line below the equator, and I run across the globe at about 23 degrees south. I'm the exact location where the sun is overhead on December 22. I'm the northern end of Earth’s axis. I'm located in the Arctic Ocean, and I'm covered by a large sheet of floating ice. There is no land here! I'm southern end of Earth’s axis. I'm located in Antarctica. I run around the Earth. I divide Earth into two equal parts: the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere I divide Earth into two equal parts: the Eastern Hemisphere and the Western Hemisphere. The world's time zones are used thanks to me. I'm a line through the center of Earth. The planet rotates around me. I'm a line above the equator, and I run across the globe at about 23 degrees north. I am the exact location where the sun is overhead on June 21.
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