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Are latitude lines called meridian?
Each 'meridian' is a line of constant longitude.
What are the lines on the globe called?
The key lines are latitude and longitude. These are based on specific points. The equator is the latitude around the center of the earth. Longitude is measured from the Prime Meridian, which goes through the Greenwich Observatory in England.The Tropics and the Arctic/Antarctic Circle are also key.
Lines of longitude on earth run from due north to due south are called?
These invisible lines that circle the earth and are vertical or running north to south are longitude or meridian lines. These lines are also perpendicular to lines called latitudes that are parallel to the equator.
What is a line of longitude called besides parallel?
Lines of longitude are often called "meridians", but never "parallels". "Parallels" are lines of constant latitude.
What lines connect the North and South pole?
Longitude, longitudinal As opposed to latitude (horizontal lines circling the earth.
What are lines connecting points of equal height called?
Contour lines.
What are lines connecting points of equal precipitation called?
isohyet
What are lines connecting points of equal wind speed called?
Isotachs
What are lines connecting points of equal chemical concentration called?
B
What lines connect points of equal temperature?
On a Weather Map, the lines connecting points of equal temperature are called Isotherms.Similarly, the lines that connect points of equal barometric pressure are called Isobars.
What are connected points of equal temperature?
On a Weather Map, the lines connecting points of equal temperature are called Isotherms.Similarly, the lines that connect points of equal barometric pressure are called Isobars.
Are latitude lines called meridian?
Each 'meridian' is a line of constant longitude.
How is the Prime Meridian measured lines of latitude or longitude?
The so-called 'lines' of longitude are also called 'meridians'. The Prime Meridian is a line of longitude. It's the line made out of all the points on Earth whose longitude is zero.
Lines connecting all points at the same elevation on a contour map are called?
isolines
What connects point of equal temperature?
On a Weather Map, the lines connecting points of equal temperature are called Isotherms.Similarly, the lines that connect points of equal barometric pressure are called Isobars.
What are line connecting points of equal temperature?
The answer is very simple it's an isotherm map because an isobar map are lines that connect areas of the same pressure therefore lines that connect areas of the same temperature is and isotherm map
Do lines of longitude intersect at only two points?
Yes.
