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Degrees. They are measured in degrees, minutes, seconds and fractions of a second, depending on the accuracy required
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∙ 8y agoLines of latitude run east-west and measure north-south.
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Are the lines of latitude measured in degrees or hours?
degrees
What direction does latitude lines or meridian lines go?
East to west
What direction do latitude and longitude lines travel?
Latitude: East-west Longitude: North-south
Does latitude run north to south or east to west?
latitude runs East to west. Longitude runs north to south. In other words, the lines of latitude are measured in degrees north and south of the equator and lines of longitude are measured in degrees east and west of the prime meridian.
From what point are all lines of latitude measured?
The equator is the origin (the zero) of latitude.Latitude is measured in angles, not lines.
How are lines of latitude measured?
measured by archibold wid wicki
How are Latitude lines are measured?
measured by archibold wid wicki
Lines of latitude measured north and south from the what?
equator
Are the lines of latitude measured in degrees or hours?
degrees
What direction does latitude lines or meridian lines go?
East to west
Distance north or south on a map can be measured by what?
lines of latitude
In which direction does a parellel or line of latitude run?
Latitude lines run from east to west, parallel to the equator. Longitudinal lines are perpendicular to latitude lines and run north to south.
What direction do latitude and longitude lines travel?
Latitude: East-west Longitude: North-south
Does latitude run north to south or east to west?
latitude runs East to west. Longitude runs north to south. In other words, the lines of latitude are measured in degrees north and south of the equator and lines of longitude are measured in degrees east and west of the prime meridian.
If a direction is somewhere between North and East it is measured in?
degrees
What way is latitude?
The direction of latitude is horizontal, while longitude is up and down. Lines of latitude run parallel to the equator.
What are the horizontal lines that form circles and run in the same direction as the equator?
lines of latitude are horizontal lines that form circles and that run in the same direction as the equator
