The most important lines of longitude and latitude are the equator, the prime meridian, tropic of Cancer, tropic of Capricorn and the international dateline.
Longitude lines go vertically and latitude lines go horizontally.
Probably the longitude and latitude lines because they help you locate countries and cities.
Lines of latitude and longitude are most important in determining state borders in the western region of the US, where states are often more geometrically shaped and boundaries are defined by specific lines of latitude and longitude.
A map with parallel lines of latitude and longitude is known as a Mercator projection map. This type of map is often used for navigation purposes due to its representation of straight lines of latitude and longitude, making it easier to measure distances and plot courses. However, the Mercator projection distorts the size of landmasses, especially near the poles.
The north-south lines of a grid are called meridians, or lines of longitude. These lines run from the North Pole to the South Pole and help determine a location's east-west position on the Earth's surface.
A 'line' can be drawn on a map or globe at any longitude or any latitude.There is no standard set of 'lines'.To me, I'd say the most important ones are the parallel of 42.0363° north latitudeand the meridian of 87.7208° west longitude, since those are the ones that bringme [close to] home at night.
Latitude and longitude are angles, and can be expressed in any angle unit. The 'degree' and its sub-divisions have always been the most popular.
Germany is a rather large place. The northern most point of Germany is at Latitude 54.908199, Longitude 8.651733. The southern most point is at Latitude 47.275502, Longitude 10.184326. The western most point is Latitude 51.053481, longitude 5.869446. The eastern most is Latitude 51.272226, Longitude 15.04097.
Firstly, different maps or atlases draw lines of latitude and longitude in varying degrees apart. Although most maps have differences of 10 degrees apart, atlases can be as close as 1 or 2 degrees. Secondly, you might be referring to the major lines of latitude and longitude, such as the Equator and the Prime Meridian. Some maps that are very small only show the major lines of latitude and longitude. The difference between the equator and the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn is 23.5 degrees, while the difference between the equator and the Arctic and Antarctic Circles is 66.5 degrees. The difference between the Prime Meridian and the International Date Line is 180 degrees.
the five major lines of longitude are the greenwich meridian,yellowich meridian, bluewich meridian, orangewich meridian and the pinkwich meridian * * * * * The major longitude is the Greenwich meridian. The other is the line of longitude on the opposite side of the earth - more or less the International Date Line. Except that it is not a straight pole-to-pole line.
The equator is one..... Hope this helped!
The South Pole is at 90 degrees S latitude. The North Pole is at 90 degrees N latitude. All lines of longitude converge at both poles. The Antarctic Circle is at 66 degrees 32 minutes S latitude. Most of the land mass of Antarctica is within the Antarctic Circle.