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Exactly the same as the reason for marking numbers on houses, and then adding numbers
to the street-name signs where streets intersect.
It establishes a system for telling other people where you're located, and for navigating
from where you are to where you want to be.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 14y agoIt was to pinpoint a certain location accurately on Earth.
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∙ 11y agoso that people could find the exact place on the planet that they want.
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∙ 14y agoThe lines were devised by evenly diving the areas of a circle and assigning them a given value, usually expressed in degrees.
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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
What map has parallel lines of latitude and longitude?
Most maps will show latitude and longitude lines, if not, they're ALWAYS on a globe.
Why are lines of latitude and longitude useful to a geographer?
Lines of latitude and longitude allow a specific point to be located any where on the world.
Who developed longitude and latitude lines?
John Harrison
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.
Do latitude lines ever touch longitude lines?
Every parallel of latitude crosses every meridian of longitude.
Why would you use lines of latitude and longitude?
Lines of latitude and longitude allows any position on the Earth to be plotted.
