GEOG 2050 Chapter : Maps And Physical Geography
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How do we physically describe the earth: geodesy- the study of the shape of the earth. Oblate spheroid: great circle- any continuous line that bisects the globe into two equal halves, small circle- any continuous line that bisects the globe into smaller circles. Does not cut the globe into equal halves: latitude- lines that run east to west. Tropic of capricorn 23. 5 degrees south. (0-90 degrees n: longitude- lines that run north-south. Always connect back to themselves, forming a closed loop. A curved line because our map is a distortion.
