The Prime Meridian The International Date Line
The two important lines of longitude are the Prime Meridian (0 degrees) and the International Date Line (180 degrees). The Prime Meridian is the starting point for measuring longitude, while the International Date Line marks the change of one calendar day to the next.
Lines of longitude on the Mercator projection are straight and evenly spaced, while on the other two projections (such as the Robinson or Winkel Tripel), they are curved and vary in spacing. This distortion in longitude is a trade-off for maintaining accurate shapes and angles on the Mercator projection.
All lines of longitude meet at the North and South Poles.
Latitude lines run parallel to the equator and measure a location's distance north or south of the equator, while longitude lines run perpendicular to the equator and measure a location's distance east or west of the prime meridian. Latitude lines are represented by horizontal lines on maps, while longitude lines are represented by vertical lines.
The prime meridian (0 degrees longitude) and the 180th meridian both divide the eastern and western hemispheres.
Lines that run up and down on a map are called "longitude lines" or "meridians." These lines help indicate the east-west position or direction of a location on the Earth's surface.
Longitude lines go vertically and latitude lines go horizontally.
The lines of latitude and longitude are important because we need them to describe exactly where a point is on Earth.
Two of them.
The most important lines of longitude and latitude are the equator, the prime meridian, tropic of Cancer, tropic of Capricorn and the international dateline.
Latitude and Longitude are used to point to exactly where you want to be
equator and hemisphere
They cross at the two poles.
They are important for tracking and mapping points and places.
The Prime Meridian The International Date Line
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Latitude and longitude
Any two lines of longitude you choose get closer togetheras they proceed from the equator to the poles.