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Latitude-fatitude, it runs from east to west, this means that it measures north-south.

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Q: What directions does lines of latitude show?
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What directions are latitude lines used?

Lines parallel to the equator.


What directions do lines of latitude travel?

East to West


Latitude lines run in which two directions?

Latitude lines run east-west around the Earth.


What are the only two directions lines of latitude can have?

east and west


Where do find latitude on a map?

Not all maps show latitude and longitude. On those that do some have horizontal lines indicating where lines of latitude lie, and on the right and left margins of the map these lines will have the latitude they represent marked. Then on some maps the lines are missing but the notations in the margin show where the lined of latitude should be.


Which directions does lines of latitude or parallels measure distances?

in the way of which the degree of a line travels


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

lines of latitude


What directions do latitude and longitude lines go into north or south east or west?

noth and east


In which directions does a parrallel or line of latitude run?

Lines of latitude, or parallels, run horizontally around the Earth (east-to-west or west-to-east).


Does lines of latitude run in a no r th-south or east-west direction?

'Lines' of latitude remain where they are at and do not run. Since every point on the same parallel of latitude is at the same north or south latitude, the only directions left for it to extend in length are east and west.


In which directions do lines of latitude and longitude run?

Latitude lines run east-west, but measure north and south. Longitude lines run north-south, but measure east and west.


What are the lines that circle the globe in east-west and north-south directions?

"Lines of Latitude" and "parallels" are both used. Please note that the "lines" are imaginary; you'll never see one on the ground. Just on a map.