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On maps, lines of latitude divide the Earth into "rings" of mainly 18 parts with each "ring" having 10 degrees latitude. Lines of longitude then cut across the lines of latitude and thus forming grids. There are mainly 36 lines of longitude spaced at 10 degrees longitude apart. In the end, there are 648 grids on a map if split up in this way.

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What is formed by the crisscrossing patterns of the lines of longitude and latitude?

Grids on a map.


The two sets of lines the geographic grids consist of?

Longitude and latitude.


Are latitude lines called meridian?

Each 'meridian' is a line of constant longitude.


Why would you use lines of latitude and longitude?

Lines of latitude and longitude allows any position on the Earth to be plotted.


Which lines meet at the poles latitude or longitude?

longitude

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Geographic grids consist of what two lines?

Latitude and longitude


What is formed by the crisscrossing patterns of the lines of longitude and latitude?

Grids on a map.


The two sets of lines the geographic grids consist of?

Longitude and latitude.


Are the lines of Capricorn and cancer lines of longitude or latitude?

latitude?


What lines are parallel to the equator?

lines of latitude


Are latitude lines called meridian?

Each 'meridian' is a line of constant longitude.


Are the parallel lines on a globe called longitude or latitude lines?

Latitude.


Lines of latitude and lines of longitude are perpendicular to?

Every meridian of longitude is perpendicular to every parallel of latitude, and every parallel of latitude is perpendicular to every meridian of longitude.


What are The lines that intercept latitude lines on a map Are lines of what?

The lines that intercept latitude lines are lines of longitude.


What lines are part of a grid system on the map?

Latitude and longitude


Lines of latitude are perpendicular to it?

Lines of Longitude


What is the most important thing about longitude and latitude?

Longitude lines go vertically and latitude lines go horizontally.