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Do all lines of latitude and longitude intersect at right angles?
No. All of them do but two. The latitude lines at 90 degrees North and South actually coincide with the intersection of all longitudinal lines. So technically, because they coincide, they do not form any angle.
Why are latitude lines considered paralles and longitude lines are not?
Just like parallel lines on a flat surface, no two parallels of latitude ever meet.Just like non-parallel lines on a flat surface, any two meridians of longitude do meet.In fact, ALL meridians of longitude meet, at both the north and the south poles.
Why are latitude lines considered parallels and longitude lines are not?
Just like parallel lines on a flat surface, no two parallels of latitude ever meet.Just like non-parallel lines on a flat surface, any two meridians of longitude do meet.In fact, ALL meridians of longitude meet, at both the north and the south poles.
Do lines of latitude touch each other?
No. There are an infinite number of them, and no two ever touch or cross.Every one of them is parallel to all of the others. That may be one of thereasons that they are often referred to as "parallels" of latitude.However, every parallel of latitude crosses every one of the infinite numberof meridians of longitude.
Where do lines of longitude converge (meet)?
-- All lines of longitude meet at the north and south poles. -- No two lines of latitude ever meet or cross each other. -- Every line of longitude crosses every line of latitude. -- Every line of latitude crosses every line of longitude. -- There are an infinite number of each kind, so there are an infinite number of places where a line of longitude crosses a line of latitude. (That's kind of the whole idea of the system.)
What lines measure distance east and west of the prime meridian on a globe or map?
All of the other meridians; the lines of longitude.
How lines of latitude and longitude help people?
They don't at all all your ever going to need this for is for your school assesment.
What is parallel to lines of latitude?
No two lines of constant latitude ever touch or cross each other. They are the same distance apart everywhere. That's why they're often referred to as "parallels" of latitude.
What lines on a map from north to south But measure east to west?
east and west of the prime meridian
Do lines of latitude ever touch?
A line of latitudes run east-west as circles parallel to the equator so only the northern-most and southern-most latitude would touch the pole. The north pole is located at 90 degrees north latitude, and the south pole at 90 degrees south latitude so only a single line of latitude (actually a point) is at each pole.Longitude lines run north-south so each line runs from pole to pole. All lines of longitude (also called meridians) come together at the poles so each pole has every longitude.
What line measures distance east and west of prime meridian on a globe or map?
The lines of longitude measure degrees east and west of the prime meridian, but they don't directly measure distance. The lines of longitude all converge at both poles, and are farthest apart from one another at the equator. This is unlike the lines of latitude no two of which ever touch because they are circles that are parallel to one another with their centers located on the earth's axis. You can calculate distance between degrees of longitude, but you need to know the degrees latitude in order to do that.
Where if at all do lines of latitude meet?
Lines of latitude never meet.
