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What is a set of imaginary lines that run parallel around the earth from east to west and measure north and south?
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∙ 14y ago
Those are the 'meridians of longitude'. Each one joins the North Pole and South Pole. They are farthest apart at the equator, and they all converge at the poles. Since there's no obvious place to start numbering, somebody had to make the decision of where to put the 'zero'. The British were the big guys in the navy business at the time, so they needed a standard system more than anyone else did, and they set the standard: The 'zero' of longitude measurement ... the line called the "Prime Meridian", was (and still is) defined as the meridian that passes through the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, England. All longitude on the earth is measured as so many degrees east or west of that meridian. (That's why Egypt is the "Near East", Iran is the "Middle East", China is the "Far East", and the US and Canada are the "Western" world.)
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∙ 14y ago
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∙ 14y agothe imaginary lines that run east to west, and parallel to the equator are called lines of latitude. the equator serves as zero degrees latitude. these lines measure how far something is north or south on the earth. the lines that run north to south are called lines of longitude, and run parallel to the prime meridian, located in greenwich, england. the prime meridian is the zero degrees mark for the lines of longitude, which measure how far something is east or west on the earth.
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∙ 6y agolines of latitude
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The equator is an imaginary circle drawn around the earth that divides it into northern and southern hemispheres What are the imaginary lines called that are parallel to the equator?
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What is the term for the imaginary parallel lines that circles the earth?
Latitude and LongitudeLatitude is the lines that go from east to west, and longitude from north to south.
Defintion of the Equator?
An imaginary line drawn around the earth equally distant from both poles, dividing the earth into northern and southern hemispheres and constituting the parallel of latitude 0°
Is the Equator a parallel or a meridian?
The equator is a parallel. Meridians are imaginary semi-circles that connect the north and south poles. "Parallels" are imaginary full circles around the Earth, and every point on a parallel is the same distance from a pole. The equator is the longest parallel. Every point on it is equal distances from both the north and south poles. The latitude of the equator is zero, and all other latitudes are measured from it. A parallel
Is the equator an imaginary line around which the earth rotates?
The equator is an imaginary line which indicates where the middle of the earth is and it goes around.
The equator is an imaginary circle drawn around the earth that divides it into northern and southern hemispheres What are the imaginary lines called that are parallel to the equator?
false
Is there a picture of where the 36th Parallel is?
There is no single picture of where the 36th parallel is. The 36th parallel is an imaginary line across the earth.
The imaginary line around the middle of the earth?
the equator is the imaginary line around the earth.
What is the term for the imaginary parallel lines that circles the earth?
Latitude and LongitudeLatitude is the lines that go from east to west, and longitude from north to south.
What does Earth have around it?
The Earth has an imaginary shield around it.
Defintion of the Equator?
An imaginary line drawn around the earth equally distant from both poles, dividing the earth into northern and southern hemispheres and constituting the parallel of latitude 0°
Is the Equator a parallel or a meridian?
The equator is a parallel. Meridians are imaginary semi-circles that connect the north and south poles. "Parallels" are imaginary full circles around the Earth, and every point on a parallel is the same distance from a pole. The equator is the longest parallel. Every point on it is equal distances from both the north and south poles. The latitude of the equator is zero, and all other latitudes are measured from it. A parallel
What line is an imaginary line that circles the earth at 23.5o N latitude?
The imaginary line that circles the earth at 23.5o N is the Tropic of Cancer. This line is parallel with the equator.
Is the equator an imaginary line around which the earth rotates?
The equator is an imaginary line which indicates where the middle of the earth is and it goes around.
Imaginary line around which earth spins?
The imaginary line between the poles of the Earth around which the Earth spins is called the "axis of rotation".
What is the name of the imaginary line of Latitude or parallel that divides the earth in half?
The Equator divides the Earth into a northern and southern hemispheres.
What is the imaginary line around which earth which the earth spins?
axis
