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They are known as parallels - a bit of a misnomer, really, because there are no parallel lines on the surface of a sphere: lines of latitude themselves are not lines, but circles, except for the equator.
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What are lines on maps that indicate latitude also known as?
These lines of latitude are called parallels.
What is the degrees of what latitude lines start from?
All lines of latitude start from the 0 degree latitude line, known as the equator.
Lines running parallel to the equator are called?
You have answered the question for yourself ; They are 'Latitudes''. Longitudes (Meridians) are lines that run North to South from the North Pole to the South Pole. Longitudes come to a point at the poles, but spread out to a maximum at the Equator.
What Parallel lines on maps?
Lines of latitude are known as parallels.
What are line of latitude known as?
They are known as parallels - a bit of a misnomer, really, because there are no parallel lines on the surface of a sphere: lines of latitude themselves are not lines, but circles, except for the equator.
What does the lines in globe equator?
All lines of latitude are parallel to the Equator, except the poles ,which are dot/points.
What imaginary lines are numbered in degrees north and south of the equator?
Lines of latitude, also known as parallels, are numbered in degrees north and south of the equator. The equator itself is 0 degrees latitude, while the North Pole is 90 degrees north latitude and the South Pole is 90 degrees south latitude.
What do we call the place where latitude and longitude lines cross?
The latitude and longitude of a place are known as its co-ordinates.
Imaginary lines connecting places of the same latitude are known as?
Imaginary lines connecting places of the same latitude are known as parallels. These lines run parallel to the Equator and help in measuring distances on the Earth's surface horizontally.
The lines of latitude are also known as parallels true or false?
True
What are the lines that run east and west on a globe?
Lines that run east and west is called Latitude. The opposite lines are known as 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.
