On a map, longitude lines go up and down, AKA vertically. Latitude lines are horizontal lines on a map.
Longitude and latitude - check out Greenwich meantime!
lines of latitude
latitude?
Each 'meridian' is a line of constant longitude.
Every meridian of longitude is perpendicular to every parallel of latitude, and every parallel of latitude is perpendicular to every meridian of longitude.
Latitude.
Latitude and longitude
The lines that intercept latitude lines are lines of longitude.
Every parallel of latitude crosses every meridian of longitude.
Longitude lines go vertically and latitude lines go horizontally.
Lines of latitude and longitude allows any position on the Earth to be plotted.
Lines of latitude and longitude are only shown only maps so as to help people navigate and pinpoint places on Earth with more accuracy.