Lines of latitude run from east to west and lines of longitude run north to south, they help give the position on earths surface.
Latitude: Lines of constant latitude are called 'parallels', because they are the circles that define the outlines of parallel planes, like slices of the earth cut with the knife lying down.
Longitude: Lines of constant longitude are called 'meridians' and are not parallel. They all converge at the North and South Poles, and divide the earth into pieces like the sections of an orange.
Lines of longitude are all the same length and extend from one pole to the other. Lines of latitude are all parallel to the equator, so the closer you get to the poles, the shorter they are.
No, you cannot see lines of latitude and longitude.
it shows where something is on the earth
Lines of latitude and longitude allows any position on the Earth to be plotted.
If you used a sextant and a marine chronometer you could determine your position and plot this on a map using latitude and longitude. If you did this regularly you would be able to plot your course.
Latitude is north/south of the equator measured in a series of degrees. Longitude is east/west, measured by a system of degrees from a fixed spot. So generaly at in a Latitude Longitude reading it will have a N or E. For example 25 01'59.72" N that would be latitude because of the N (meaning North) But in general I believe yes latitude is read first.
There is no way to tell. Their precise latitude locations would enable this computation. Note that unlike N and S latitude lines, which have a fixed distance between degree lines, the spacing between longitude lines varies greatly with latitude. Close to the poles, there is practically no distance between 175° W and 179° E -- at the equator, the lines are separated by about 360 nautical miles, which is about 414.3 miles or 666.7 kilometers.
lines of latitude
Lines of latitude and longitude allows any position on the Earth to be plotted.
Latitude: N 25° 45' 42.048" / Longitude: W 80° 11' 30.444"
The longest line of longitude is the prime meridian, which runs from the North Pole to the South Pole. It has a length of 20,014 km (12,430 miles).
If you used a sextant and a marine chronometer you could determine your position and plot this on a map using latitude and longitude. If you did this regularly you would be able to plot your course.
No, you would use latitude.
The center of Mexico City is located at 19.42° north latitude 99.13° west longitude. Would you ask someone "What line on the ruler is closest to your height ?" I'm guessing you'd ask him "How tall are you ?" Forget about "lines". There is no standard set of of latitude and longitude lines from which you have to choose one that's somewhere close.
25 North would be the latitude. 45 east would be the longitude.
There are no parallels of longitude, because longitudinal lines aren't parallel. We call them "meridians". Lines of latitude ARE parallel, and so the expression "45th parallel" would be an accurate description.
If you knew your latitude was 57 and your longitude was 47, then you could look on a map of the earth and see which line is latitude 57. You could then follow latitude line 57 until you see hit longitude line 47. This would give you the precise location of your whereabouts.
Latitude is north/south of the equator measured in a series of degrees. Longitude is east/west, measured by a system of degrees from a fixed spot. So generaly at in a Latitude Longitude reading it will have a N or E. For example 25 01'59.72" N that would be latitude because of the N (meaning North) But in general I believe yes latitude is read first.
There is no way to tell. Their precise latitude locations would enable this computation. Note that unlike N and S latitude lines, which have a fixed distance between degree lines, the spacing between longitude lines varies greatly with latitude. Close to the poles, there is practically no distance between 175° W and 179° E -- at the equator, the lines are separated by about 360 nautical miles, which is about 414.3 miles or 666.7 kilometers.
lines of latitude