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lines of longitude and latitude work together because of its north, south, east, and west. you follow the lines along from where you want to be to the outside of your map, and whatever the degrees is that is your answer!
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∙ 9y agoGreek geographer Ptolemy created a grid system and listed the coordinates for places throughout the known world in his book Geography.
Anyway, Lines of latitude measure north-south position between the poles. The equator is defined as 0 degrees, the North Pole is 90 degrees north, and the South Pole is 90 degrees south. Lines of latitude are all parallel to each other, thus they are often referred to as parallels. The memory rhyme I use to help remember that lines of latitude denote north-south distance is: "Tropical latitudes improve my attitude".
Lines of longitude, or meridians, run between the North and South Poles. They measure east-west position. The prime meridian is assigned the value of 0 degrees, and runs through Greenwich, England. Meridians to the west of the prime meridian are measured in degrees west and likewise those to the east of the prime meridian are measured to by their number of degrees east.
The memory rhyme I use to help remember that lines of longitude denote east-west distance is: "Lines of LONGitude are all just as LONG as one another." With this saying in my mind, I picture all of the longitudinal meridians meeting at the poles, each meridian the same length as the next.
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Which lines-latitude or longitude-are always the same distance from each other no matter where they are on the planet?
The longitude lines are always the same distance from each other.
Of longitude and latitude which is parallel?
Lines of constant latitude are all parallel to each other.
When lines of longitude and latitude cross they make a?
Lines of longitude and latitude cross each other and denote the absolute location of the area crossed by the coordinates. Each area on earth has it own absolute location.
Are latitude lines called meridian?
Each 'meridian' is a line of constant longitude.
What country is 25 degrees north and 80 degrees east?
That point is in India. There are also trillions of other points in India, each with different latitude and longitude. There's no such thing as the latitude and longitude of a whole country.
Which lines-latitude or longitude-are always the same distance from each other no matter where they are on the planet?
The longitude lines are always the same distance from each other.
Of longitude and latitude which is parallel?
Lines of constant latitude are all parallel to each other.
When lines of longitude and latitude cross they make a?
Lines of longitude and latitude cross each other and denote the absolute location of the area crossed by the coordinates. Each area on earth has it own absolute location.
Is the kilauea map its on longitude or latitude?
Every point on Earth has a longitude and a latitude. The only exceptions arethe north and south poles. Each of them has a latitude and every longitude.
Which lines are parallel to each other latitude or longitude?
Every line of constant latitude is parallel to all others. That's why they're often called "parallels" of latitude.
Which lines of longitude and latitude vary in length?
-- All meridians of longitude have the same length ... they all join the north and south poles. -- Each parallel of north latitude has the same length as the parallel at the equal south latitude, but no other one.
What is the latitude and longitude of the tropical rain forest?
There are manytropical rainforests, and they each take up more than one latitude and longitude.
Are latitude lines called meridian?
Each 'meridian' is a line of constant longitude.
What country is 25 degrees north and 80 degrees east?
That point is in India. There are also trillions of other points in India, each with different latitude and longitude. There's no such thing as the latitude and longitude of a whole country.
What country is located 20 degrees north100 degrees west?
That point is in central Mexico. There are also trillions of other points in Mexico, each with different latitude and longitude. There's no such thing as the latitude and longitude of a whole country.
What country is 1 degree north and 37 degrees east?
That point is in central Kenya. There are also trillions of other points in Kenya, each with different latitude and longitude. There's no such thing as the latitude and longitude of a whole country.
What country is 0 degrees and 30 degrees east?
That point is in Algeria. There are also trillions of other points in Algeria, each with different latitude and longitude. There's no such thing as the latitude and longitude of a whole country.
