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To locate any spot on the Earth's surface.

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Q: What Are the purposes of the lines of latitude and longitude?
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How do longitudinal lines sperat the earth?

They do not. Longitude lines and latitude lines are imaginary; they are used for measurement purposes. They do not actually exist anyplace except on the map.


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.