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Because latitude runs from the equator to one or the other of the poles, 90 degrees. That's one-fourth of a full circle around the globe. Longitude starts at Greenwich, England and runs, to the west or to the east, to the International Date Line (in the Pacific Ocean), 180 degrees. That's one-half of a full circle around the globe.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 10y agoThere are not. Since the "lines" of latitude and longitude are both mathematical concepts rather than physical items, there are an infinite number of each.
From a mathematical perspective, they are the "same" number, since each describes a location north or south, east or west, on the surface of the spherical Earth. We can subdivide the units as finely as we like, to achieve the desired precision.
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∙ 10y agoLongitude and latitude exist to add dimensionality and measurement to the Earth, so that navigators and explorers can determine their absolute position on the planet. Without them, all navigation would be relative and less standardized.
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∙ 10y agoBecause, just like the parallels of latitude, they're imaginary lines drawn
on the Earth's spherical surface. A straight line can't touch a sphere at
more than 2 points, and to do even that it has to dig into the sphere.
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∙ 14y agoThere are!
Longitude: 2x 180° = 360° covers the entire circumference of the Earth.
Latitude: 2x 90°= 180° covers only half the Earth from one pole to the other pole.
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∙ 12y agothe purpose is to separate east and the west also seperrate the north to the south
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∙ 11y agolines of longitude are not parallel to each other . why
Kamori Hopkins
because the go up and down
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∙ 13y agobecause they touch each other
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Of longitude and latitude which is parallel?
Lines of constant latitude are all parallel to each other.
Why isn't lines of longitude parallel?
Because The lines of Longitude cross over each other at the top of the world which makes them not parallel. Parallel: Lines that never cross or meet And always stay the same distance apart.
What display lines of longitude as parallel to each other?
A mercator projection is a cylindrical map which was developed as a navigation tool. It displays line of longitude as parallel to each other.
Where do the lines of latitude converge which means come to a single point?
Lines of latitude are all parallel to each other, so do not converge. Lines of longitude do converge, at the north and the south poles.
Do Lines of Longitude run parallel to each other?
Latitude lines run parallel to the Equator while longitudinal lines (also called meridians) run north-south. The latitude angle ranges from 0 degrees at the Equator to 90 degrees at either the north or south pole.
Of longitude and latitude which is parallel?
Lines of constant latitude are all parallel to each other.
Lines of longitude are not parallel why?
because they merge at the poles... they seem to be parallel near the equtor region..n remenber parallel lines nver meet each other... n due to the shape of our earth these lines merge at poles...
Why longitude lines are also called median?
meridians are imaginary lines that are not parallel to each other.
Does each line of longitude parallel to another line of longitude?
Yes No, lines of longitude are as parallel to each other as the earth is flat. All longitudes intersect at the north and south poles.
Why isn't lines of longitude parallel?
Because The lines of Longitude cross over each other at the top of the world which makes them not parallel. Parallel: Lines that never cross or meet And always stay the same distance apart.
Can perpendicular lines also be parallel lines?
Perpendicular lines can not be parallel to each other but they can be to other lines.
Do all lines of longitude meet at the equator?
Each line of latitude (the ones parallel to the Equator) crosses each line of longitude (the north - south lines).
What display lines of longitude as parallel to each other?
A mercator projection is a cylindrical map which was developed as a navigation tool. It displays line of longitude as parallel to each other.
Why are lines of longitude are not parallel to each other why?
All meridians of longitude begin and end at the same two points ... the north and south poles. Although they all appear parallel to each other as they cross the equator, I guess it's more comfortable to say that they're not parallel, since they all intersect.
Which lines run horzonally parallel to each other?
parallel lines.....
Why wre latitudes otherwise called as parallels?
Because unlike lines of longitude which converge on the poles, lines of latitude are parallel to each other: that is, they never converge.
Are the lines of latitude of parallel or perpendicular to each other?
They are parallel to each other.
