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Distance north or south on a map can be measured by what?
lines of latitude
Does latitude run north to south or east to west?
latitude runs East to west. Longitude runs north to south. In other words, the lines of latitude are measured in degrees north and south of the equator and lines of longitude are measured in degrees east and west of the prime meridian.
Is there a poem to help remember longitude and Latitude lines?
Lines of latitude Have flatitude. Longitudinal lines Rise like porcupines.
How latitudes are measured?
Latitudes are measured in degrees north or south of the equator, which is 0 degrees latitude. The North Pole is at 90 degrees north latitude, while the South Pole is at 90 degrees south latitude. Lines of latitude run east-west and are parallel to the equator.
Is north longitude or latitude?
Latitude is measured north or south of the equator. The lines of latitude are called parallels and circle the globe from east to west.Longitude is measured from the arbitrary Greenwich meridian and is marked by the lines that run from the North Pole to the South Pole.
Do the lines of latitude measure the distance northsouthwesteast on the glob?
Latitude is the angle, measured north or south, between the equator and a place.
What is at 0 degrees latitude?
The equator. Lines of latitude are measured north (°N) and south (°S) of the equator. The maximum latitude is 90°N = North Pole, 90°S = South Pole.
What direction lines of latitude measured in?
Degrees. They are measured in degrees, minutes, seconds and fractions of a second, depending on the accuracy required
Is latitude form north and south?
Lines of latitude run east-west and measure north-south.
Distance north or south measured in degrees is called what?
Distance north or south measured in degrees is called latitude.
What is distance north or south of the earth's equator?
Latitude. 2nd answer: Latitude is the wrong answer. Distance is measured in miles, feet, yards, meters, kilometers, and so forth. Latitude is a measurement of degrees, not distance.
How is distance measured from the Equator?
Distance from the Equator is measured using lines of latitude. The Equator is designated as 0 degrees latitude, and distances are measured in degrees, minutes, and seconds north or south of the Equator.
