ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

106th meridian west

Think of the world like a big pizza. The 106th meridian west is like a line of sauce that goes straight down the middle of the pizza. Meridians are imaginary lines that go from the North Pole to the South Pole, and they help people figure out where they are on the earth's surface. The 106th meridian west is a specific meridian that is exactly 106 degrees to the west of the Prime Meridian, which is another important imaginary line that runs through Greenwich, England. The 106th meridian west runs through North and South America, and it helps people know which time zone they are in. So if you live on the right side of this line, you might be in a different time zone than someone who lives on the left side of it.