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Does lines of latitude go around the earth in a eastern direction?
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∙ 11y ago
Every point on a 'line' of latitude has the same latitude, no matter what its east or
west longitude may be. So you would expect any 'line' of latitude to circle the Earth
at a constant distance from the equator and the poles.
The 'line' itself doesn't necessarily proceed in either direction, but if you travel
along a 'line' of latitude and stay on it at every step you take, then you must be
traveling toward either the east or the west.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 14y agoLines of longitude measure east-west coordinates and connect the North Pole to the South Pole. So they do not actually "circle" the Earth (a pair of them would). The other coordinate lines, lines of latitude, do "circle" the Earth (east and west), except at the poles where they are points.
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∙ 14y agoYes, latitudinal lines are East/West, longitudinal lines are North/South
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∙ 6y agoThe Equator is zero degrees latitude. All other lines of latitude run parallel to the Equator, and towards the North and South Poles.
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∙ 11y agoHorizontally
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∙ 11y agoEast to west
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What are the imaginary lnes that run east to west around earth called?
The imaginary lines that run around the earth in an east-west direction are lines of latitude or parallels.
What is the most northern spot on earth?
The most northern place on earth is the North Pole, at 90° North latitude. Every direction from there is south.
What direction does the planet revolve around the sun?
The same direction that the Earth rotates around its axis.
How latitude and longitude are used to find specific locations on earth?
Latitude and longitude are used to find the degrees horizontally and vertically around the earth, pin-pointing a location.
What is a zero degree longitude?
Zero degrees latitude is called the equator. It runs around the centre of the earth at the earth's widest point. Ecuador, in South America, is one country on the equator and gets its name from its location. All the points on earth that are equally distant from the north and south poles have a latitude of zero, and they form the line called the "equator".
What are the imaginary lnes that run east to west around earth called?
The imaginary lines that run around the earth in an east-west direction are lines of latitude or parallels.
What are the lines called that run around the Earth in an east-west direction?
They are sometimes called "parallels of latitude", or just "latitude lines". The east-west lines on the map measure the latitude in degrees north or south of the equator.
What lines called that run around the earth in an east-west direction?
They are sometimes called "parallels of latitude", or just "latitude lines". The east-west lines on the map measure the latitude in degrees north or south of the equator.
Were do latitude lines run?
Horizontally. Around the Earth
Lines of latitude that circle the earth in the same direction as the equator?
Yes. Lines of latitude run east-west. They are a measurement north or south of the equator.
What direction does the planet revolve around the sun?
The same direction that the Earth rotates around its axis.
Which direction does the earth travel around the moon?
It doesn't ! The moon travels around the earth !
What is the most northern spot on earth?
The most northern place on earth is the North Pole, at 90° North latitude. Every direction from there is south.
The direction of the Moon revolution around the Earth is?
The direction of the moon revolution around the earth is from left to right. This is also known as anticlockwise motion.
How latitude and longitude are used to find specific locations on earth?
Latitude and longitude are used to find the degrees horizontally and vertically around the earth, pin-pointing a location.
What is a zero degree longitude?
Zero degrees latitude is called the equator. It runs around the centre of the earth at the earth's widest point. Ecuador, in South America, is one country on the equator and gets its name from its location. All the points on earth that are equally distant from the north and south poles have a latitude of zero, and they form the line called the "equator".
What direction could you travel along the earth so that your latitude would not change?
travel exactly east or west
