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Do the equator and prime meridian create the grid for locating points on Earth?
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The equator is to latitude as which of the following is to longitude?
The equator is the locus of all points on Earth whose latitude is zero. The locus of all points on Earth whose longitude is zero is the Prime Meridian.
How are the Prime Meridian and Equator used to give absolute location?
The Prime Meridian and Equator is but the beginning points. Longitude lines runs from pole to pole. Latitude lines runs horizontally from the equator, northwards and southwards.
The name given to 0 degrees latitude?
The 0 degrees latitude line is called the equator.
How is the equator like the prime meridian and how are they different?
Both the equator and prime meridian are halfway points across the Earth. The equator splits the Earth's Northern and Southern Hemispheres horizontally (latitude). The prime meridian splits the Earth's Eastern and Western Hemispheres vertically (longitude).
Where can we find the equator and the prime meridian?
they are
What are the name of the lines at zero degrees latitude and zero degrees longitude?
0 degress latitude is the Equator and 0 degress longitude is the Greenwich Meridian.
What are the reference point for latitude and longitude?
The latitude and longitude references are lines, not points. The reference for latitude is the line that forms a circle and consists of all points with zero latitude. That line is called the "equator". The reference for longitude is the line that forms a semi-circle and consists of all points with zero longitude. That line is called the "Prime Meridian".
The is found at 0 longitude?
There are an infinite number of points on the earth that have zero latitude.If you draw all of them on a globe, they form the line called the "equator".The Equator.
How are equator and prime meidian alike?
Both the Equator and the Prime Meridian act as starting points or 0 degrees, for angular measurements expressed in degrees Latitude and Longitude.
What is the imaginary line that circles the Earth halfway between the north pole and the south pole?
The Prime Meridian (zero longitude running from pole to pole).
What is the starting points of the latitude lines?
The starting point for latitude is the equator. For longitude it is the prime meridian. Try and not get confused because some people think that it is the prime meridian for both but it is not. Hope this helps!
What is the latitude and longitude for equator?
The equator is a latitude line, so it has no specific longitude. The equator is at 0o north or south. There are many points on the equator, so every point on the equator has a different longitude.
