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On a normal map or atlas they are vertical.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 14y agoLongitude runs vertically, from pole to pole.
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∙ 9y agoLatitude and longitude line can be very confusing both are sets of parallel lines. Latitude lines run horizontally, and longitude lines run vertically.
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Latitude lines run east-west, or looking at a map with North at the top are horizontal.
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What is network the horizontal and vertical lines called?
Grid
On a globe the meridians converge toward the poles What is the pattern of meridians on the Mercator?
On a Mercator map the Meridians (vertical lines of Latitude) are straight lines at right angles to the lines of Longitude.
Do lines of latitude ever meet?
They don't cross other latitude lines. They cross longitude lines.
What are the vertical lines around our globe called?
Lines of longitude.
How can you tell the difference between latitude lines and longitude lines?
Latitude is side to side and longitude is up and down.
What are horizontal lines on earth called?
horizontal lines represent latitude and vertical lines represent longitude
What do the vertical and horizontal lines in the globe indicated?
latitude and longitude
Lines of latitude are horizontal or vertical?
They are parallel to the earth's equator. So if you consider the equator as being horizontal then they are horizontal.
What is the difference between longiltude and latitude?
Longitude are the vertical lines found in a map or globe while latitude are the horizontal lines.
Is latitude the vertical line or horizontal?
Lines of latitude run east-west as circles parallel (or horizontal lines) to the equator. Latitude measures the angle in degrees north or south from the equator where the equator is located at 0 degrees.
What are the lines on a globe named?
they are called lines of LONGITUDE ( the vertical or up and down lines) and LATITUDE (the horizontal or side to side lines)
What do longitude lines cover that latitude lines don't?
The longitude lines cover the vertical side of the earth and the latitude lines cover the horizontal side. This gives you map coordination's.
What is the set of horizontal and vertical on a map?
Those lines indicate latitude and longitude, a means of measurement.
What is the name for all the vertical and horizontal lines found on a globe?
They are lines of longitude and latitude, often just longitudes and latitudes.
What is vertical and horizontal line?
horizontal lines are lines which may be at the angle of 00,1800,3600.if vertical lines stand on horizontal lines it is in the angle of 900
Does longitude line run vertical?
Yes. Longitude lines on a map are vertical and latitude lines are horizontal. But it could be the other way around too. It depends on how you hold your map.
What is the intersection of the horizontal and vertical number lines?
Orgin is the intersection of horizontal and vertical number lines.
