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Yes because latitude goes from west to east, while longitude goes from north to south.
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agoYes. The "circles" of latitude that run east-west around the earth decrease in length the closer you get to the poles.
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Why do lines of latitude decrease in size as they move towards the poles?
Because the parallels of latitude are imaginary lines drawn on the Earth's surface, and, you may have noticed, cross sections of the Earth itself decrease in diameter as the cutting plane moves toward the poles.
Why does the distance between 1 degree longitude decrease from the equator towards the poles?
Lines of latitude are shorter as you approach the poles. Imagine a spherical loaf of bread cut into slices. For each slice, the crust is like a line of latitude.
Which lines meet at the poles latitude or longitude?
longitude
Is it true that the lines of latitude called meridians never touch?
Not quite. Lines of latitude are called parallels, and they never touch each other. The meridians are lines of longitude, and all of them converge at the poles.
Where the lines of latitude meet?
At the North and South Poles of the Earth.
Why do lines of latitude decrease in size as they move towards the poles?
Because the parallels of latitude are imaginary lines drawn on the Earth's surface, and, you may have noticed, cross sections of the Earth itself decrease in diameter as the cutting plane moves toward the poles.
Are lines of latitude perpendicular parallel or intersecting?
Lines of latitude are horizontal and run parallel to the poles
Why does the distance between 1 degree longitude decrease from the equator towards the poles?
Lines of latitude are shorter as you approach the poles. Imagine a spherical loaf of bread cut into slices. For each slice, the crust is like a line of latitude.
Which lines meet at the poles latitude or longitude?
longitude
What lines measure the distances from either side of equator to the poles?
Latitude lines
Is it true that the lines of latitude called meridians never touch?
Not quite. Lines of latitude are called parallels, and they never touch each other. The meridians are lines of longitude, and all of them converge at the poles.
What is the names of the lines that pass through the poles?
longitude and latitude
Do lines of latitude divide the globe into things called poles?
No they do not
Where the lines of latitude meet?
At the North and South Poles of the Earth.
What lines measure diatances from either side of the equator to the poles?
Lines of Latitude, i think:)
What does the lines in globe equator?
All lines of latitude are parallel to the Equator, except the poles ,which are dot/points.
What are the lines on the globe that run north and south between the poles?
The lines that run north and south "or long ways" are longitude lines. East and west are latitude lines.
