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Geography Aint it cool !!!! Latitude Lines of Latitude: Measures distance north or south of the equator is measured in degrees, minutes, and seconds of arc shown on maps by lines running east and west Example Equator divides the earth into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere. It is located at 0° Longitude Lines of longitude Made up of meridians Lines of equal longitude, are marked on charts as lines running north and south Prime Meridian is numbered 0; from it, longitude is reckoned 180° eastward and 180° westward. Physical Map Definition Allows you to see major landforms like rivers, mountains, and elevations Political Map Allows you to see political borders. Borders created by man, not a physical border The Fertile Crescent History Civilization developed slowly in different parts of the world. People began to settle in areas with abundant natural resources. A section of the Middle East is called the Fertile Crescent. This? NO!... This More good stuff The Fertile Crescent is a rich food-growing area in a part of the world where most of the land is too dry for farming. It is a quarter-moon shaped region that goes from the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. Farming… the best farmland of the Fertile Crescent is on a narrow strip of land between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. Greeks later called this area Mesopotamia, which means “between the rivers.” Other people Many different civilizations developed in this small region. First the Sumerians, who were replaced by the Assyrians and the Babylonians. Today this land is known as Iraq.