No, lines of latitude parallel the equator and never cross each other. Whereas lines of longitude run north/south and intersect at both poles. The Prime Meridian is, by the way, a line of longitude.
No, Latitude is measured in degrees north and south of the equator, while longitude is measured in degrees east and west of the Prime Meridian. An excellent book on the difficulty of measuring this is Longitude by Dana Sorbel.
Longitude is measured in both directions from the prime meridian. Heading east from Greenwich, increasing "east longitude" proceeds across Europe, then across Asia and into the Pacific Ocean. Heading west from Greenwich, increasing "west longitude" proceeds across the Atlantic Ocean, then across North and South America and into the Pacific Ocean. 180 degrees East and 180 degrees West are both the same meridian ... it's the one joining the north and south poles in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, exactly opposite the Prime Meridian. (The International Date Line is nominally supposed to coincide with this meridian, but it jogs in order not to split island nations in the Pacific.)
i think its west and east
Latitude are East-West of the Prime Meridian. . Longitude are North-South from the Equator.
Lines of latitude run east-west, while measuring distance north-south.
No. That's the description of longitude.
Latitude is measured north and south from the equator.
No. Latitude is measured north and south from the equator.
The Prime Meridian passes through all latitudes, so it can't be
a reference mark for latitude.
Lines of latitude are measured east and west of the Prime Meridian.
No, that's longitude.
Location of a point on the surface of the earth.
The Prime Meridian (of 0 degrees west or east) run north-south through Greenwich in London, UK. Lines that run north-south that are parallel to the Prime Meridian (but which meet at the poles) and which describe the distance west or east of this line are called lines of Longitude.Lines of Latitude describe the distance north or south of the equator.
-- The longitude of the Prime Meridian is zero. -- Every point on the Prime Meridian has a different latitude. -- For every possible latitude, there is a point on the Prime Meridian.
Latitude is the measurement of distance north or south of the Equator. Longitude is the measurement of distance east or west of the prime meridian.
Longitude measures the distance east and west of the prime meridian.
latitude
Location of a point on the surface of the earth.
The Prime Meridian (of 0 degrees west or east) run north-south through Greenwich in London, UK. Lines that run north-south that are parallel to the Prime Meridian (but which meet at the poles) and which describe the distance west or east of this line are called lines of Longitude.Lines of Latitude describe the distance north or south of the equator.
longtitude and latitude are the lines used to pin point your location on the globe, are these the lines you are refering to?
Longitude lines. They are also called meridians.
The Prime Meridian is a Longitudinal line. That is, it runs North and South between the poles. Latitudinal lines run parallel to the equator and measure distance North or South of the equator. They run East and West, perpendicular to longitudinal lines. The Prime Meridian is at all latitudes.
-- The longitude of the Prime Meridian is zero. -- Every point on the Prime Meridian has a different latitude. -- For every possible latitude, there is a point on the Prime Meridian.
Latitude is the measurement of distance north or south of the Equator. Longitude is the measurement of distance east or west of the prime meridian.
Longitude measures the distance east and west of the prime meridian.
The imaginary line is called the Prime Meridian.
equator prime meridian
Latitude: The distance in degrees from the equator. Longitude: The distance in degrees east or west of the prime meridian.