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14901610507Eastern HemisphereEast of the Prime Meridian0
14901626091Western HemisphereWest of the Prime Meridian1
14901633316Northern HemisphereNorth of the Equator2
14901638531Southern Hemispheresouth of the equator3
14901646056Pacific OceanOcean on the West Coast of the US4
14901652798Atlantic OceanOcean on the East Coast of the US5
14901667102Indian OceanOcean south of India6
14901681910Arctic OceanOcean surrounding the North Pole7
14901686423South China Seaa tropical arm of the Pacific Ocean near southeastern Asia subject to frequent typhoons8
14901715521Sea of JapanBody of water east of the Korean Peninsula and west of Japan.9
14901719062Baltic Seaa sea in northern Europe10
14901725698Black Seaa sea between Europe and Asia11
14901742514Caribbean Seaan arm of the Atlantic Ocean between North and South America12
14901745601Mediterranean SeaThis body of Water separates Europe and Africa13
14901751841Indian Ocean Tradeconnected to Europe, Africa, and China.; worlds richest maritime trading network and an area of rapid Muslim expansion.14
14901755166Silk RoadAn ancient trade route between China and the Mediterranean Sea extending some 6,440 km (4,000 mi) and linking China with the Roman Empire. Marco Polo followed the route on his journey to Cathay.15
14901759561Trans-Saharan Traderoute across the sahara desert. Major trade route that traded for gold and salt, created caravan routes, economic benefit for controlling dessert, camels played a huge role in the trading16
14901766462Sub-Saharan TradeThis trade connected to the Indian Ocean trade along the eastern coast of Africa, which in turn connected the people of sub-Saharan Africa to trade centers in Cairo and India17
14901789449Atlantic Trade3 way trade btwn Europe America/West Indies and Africa; revolved around slavery(slavery, cash crops, goods for slave societies)18
14901795636QingTibet, Xinjiang, Mongolia19
14901802836RussianSiberia20
14901814515OttomanBalkans (Southeastern Europe21

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