What Is the Name of the Location Measuring How Far

question 65

Multiple Choice

What is the name of the location measuring how far north you live from the equator as compared to the name of the imaginary line marking all those places at that same distance north of the equator?

• A)Longitude; meridian.
• B)Meridian; longitude.
• C)Latitude; parallel.
• D)Parallel; latitude.

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Definitions:

River Terraces

Step-like landforms found alongside river valleys, created as a river cuts downward into its bed while leaving remnant levels of previous floodplain as terraces.

Distributaries

Branches of a river or stream that diverge from the main channel and flow separately into the sea or another body of water.

Delta

A geological feature found where a river flows into slower waters or a standing body of water, created by the accumulation of sediment transported by the river.

Transcendence

The act of going beyond ordinary limits; surpassing or existing apart from the material experience.