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What are the lines on a map that measure distances east and west?

Longitude lines.


Which of these measures distances east or west on a map?

Longitude measures distances east or west on a map.


What are the lines on a map running north-south that show distances east or west of the prime meridian?

Meridians of Longitude All of the other meridians; the lines of longitude.


Which line on the map divides east from west?

The Prime Meridian at 0 degrees longitude is the line on the map that divides east from west. Locations to the east of the Prime Meridian are considered in the Eastern Hemisphere, while locations to the west are in the Western Hemisphere.


Do the lines of longitude on a map go from West-East or North-South?

The lines of longitude on a map goes from north-south


What do lines of longitude measure on a map from east or west?

Either or both.


How do the lines of latitudes appear on a map?

from west to east and not from north to south


What are lines of latitude A the equator B lines that go east or west around the globe or map C hemisphere?

The lines of latitude are lines that go east and west around the globe or map ,the equater us the line in the middle that separates north and south :)


Which direction do parallels run on a map?

Parallels run east-west on a map. They are lines of latitude that are parallel to the equator.


What is the east west lines on a map that show distance from the equator?

The lines on a map that show distance from the equator in an east-west direction are called latitude lines. They are also known as parallels and run parallel to the equator. The equator itself is located at 0 degrees latitude.


Do the lines of longitude on the map go up?

That depends on how you hold your map or mount your globe.The longitude of any place is the angle east or west between that placeand the Prime Meridian.==========================================Another opinion:The second answer is wrong enough to confuse people. Longitude is an angle.Longitude is not lines, any more than lengths are the marks on a ruler.


In which direction do parallel lines go on a map?

It depends on the scale of the map. On a map of the world or a continent, the parallel lines will generally go horizontally across the map - East to West. For a large scale map, showing a small country or a local area, the vertical lines (North - South) will also be shown as parallel.