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How do the lines of latitude and longitude help you find locations on the earths surface?
Wiki User
∙ 6y ago
By taking a ruler and making one measurement up from the floor and one
measurement from the corner of the room, you can come up with two numbers
that exactly describe the location of any point on the entire wall.
By doing exactly the same thing on the globe, you can come up with two numbers
that exactly describe the location of any point on the entire Earth. You just have to
know where each measurement starts from. And the rulers are printed right there
on the globe for you.
Harry Rogahn
Wiki User
∙ 12y agoIf you draw horizontal and vertical lines on a ball you'd be able to label the lines and identify any point within one of those boxes. The lines of latitude and longitude overlay a grid upon the earth that allow you to reference any point on the surface.
By using more precise latitude/longitude coordinates you can achieve the required resolution so for example 3 decimal places in coordinates results in 100m accuracy and 4 decimal places for 10m accuracy.
In Google Earth you can display the latitude/longitude grid lines which sub-divide when you zoom in. Option to show grid lines is enabled from the view menu or pressing Ctrl+L.
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What are the names of the different geographic lines?
Geography studies the earths surface and also, peoples' responses to topography and climate and soil.
What is the point on earths surface that is at 0 longitude and latitude located?
The "zero" point is offshore in the Gulf of Guinea,about 385 miles south of Accra, Ghana.
How does the latitude lines appear on a polar projection?
A polar projection is a map viewing either the North Pole or the South Pole from above. Each latitude line forms a circle that is centered at the pole. The latitude lines closest to the pole are the smallest, and the ones farther away are the largest.
What is the relationship between lines of longitude and latitude?
they are both imaginary lines that run round the earth, to show where a point is on the earths surface. the unit to show these are degrees. latitude are lines running across the earth and longitude are lines running down the earth. an easy way to remember this- lAtitude goes Across(they both have letter a) lOngitude does dOwn"(they both have o)
How do global positioning systems use elevation points earths system to find latitude and longitude?
GPS receivers do not 'use' elevation for anything. They use the signals from several satellites simultaneously to calculate the latitude, longitude, and elevation of the receiver's location. It takes a minimum of three satellites to calculate the latitude and longitude, a minimum of four satellites to calculate the latitude, longitude, and elevation, if more satellites can be found the latitude, longitude, and elevation calculations can be refined more accurately.
What is a line parallel to the earths surface?
That would be latitude or longitude.
What is absoluute location?
A point on the Earths surface in terms of coordinates; typically in that of longitude and latitude.
What coordinate system do you use to determine the location of a point on the earths surface?
Longitude and Latitude
How are longitude and latitude used to locate points on earths surface?
They are used to locate a certain place on a map.
Is a method of finding latitude longitude and elevation of points on earths surface using a network of satellites?
Global Positioning System
What lines makes up earths grid system?
Lines of latitude and the lines of longitude.
What are the names of the different geographic lines?
Geography studies the earths surface and also, peoples' responses to topography and climate and soil.
What is the point on earths surface that is at 0 longitude and latitude located?
The "zero" point is offshore in the Gulf of Guinea,about 385 miles south of Accra, Ghana.
What lines make the earths grid?
Lines of latitude and the lines of longitude.
What units do scientists use to locate positions on earths surface?
Initially, degrees, minutes and seconds were used. It is now more common to use degrees with decimal places.
What lines make up the earths''grid'' system?
Lines of latitude and the lines of longitude.
How does the latitude lines appear on a polar projection?
A polar projection is a map viewing either the North Pole or the South Pole from above. Each latitude line forms a circle that is centered at the pole. The latitude lines closest to the pole are the smallest, and the ones farther away are the largest.
