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What do you call lines that run east and west north and south of the equator?
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Lines of longitude run vertically from the north pole to the south pole. The Prime Meridian (zero longitude) runs through the Greenwich Observatory, London, England. Lines that run parallel to the Equator (zero latitude) are lines of latitude.
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∙ 14y agoLines of Latitude.
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∙ 7y agoThey are lines of latitude or parallels.
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Is there a natural baseline in latitude?
Longitude goes up and down so really is not affected by the equator (except that all lines of longitude run perpendicular to the equator), all lines of longitude are aligned from the north and south poles. But the equator does serve as a sort of "baseline" or zero for the lines of latitude, which run east to west. When measuring using latitude, the equator is "zero", as you go further north, you measure with increasing numbers. The same is done when measuring south, so to tell one from the other, the words north and south or the letters "n" and "s". for example, 5'n, 15's, 50'n.
What city is located at 16 degree south latitude and 116 degrees north?
No point on Earth can have both a north and a south coordinate. (Except points on the equator, where latitude is zero so it doesn't matter whether you call it zero north or zero south.)
What city has the coordinates of 30 degrees North and 96 degrees South?
No point on Earth can have both a north and a south coordinate (unless the point is on the equator, where the latitude is zero so it doesn't matter whether you call it zero north or zero south, or both).
What do you call the imaginary line that divides the north and south halves of earth?
The equator divides the earth between the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere
Is Canada located far from or close to the equator?
No Canada is about 50 degrees of latitude north of the equator.
What do you call the lines on a map or globe that meet at the north and south poles?
Meridians - or lines of longitude.
Is there a natural baseline in latitude?
Longitude goes up and down so really is not affected by the equator (except that all lines of longitude run perpendicular to the equator), all lines of longitude are aligned from the north and south poles. But the equator does serve as a sort of "baseline" or zero for the lines of latitude, which run east to west. When measuring using latitude, the equator is "zero", as you go further north, you measure with increasing numbers. The same is done when measuring south, so to tell one from the other, the words north and south or the letters "n" and "s". for example, 5'n, 15's, 50'n.
What are longitute lines and what are they used for?
it start from north pole to south pole they call vretical
What splits the sky in two from north to south?
There is an imaginary plane through the Earth that splits the world into "north" and "south". The circle around the Earth where that plane meets the Earth's surface is called the "equator". In astronomy, we extend that plane into space; this is the "celestial equator". With geography on the Earth, we measure this in latitude north or south of the equator. In astronomy, we call it "declination", but it's the same idea.
Distance north or south on a map can be measured by which of these?
Latitude measures North or South of the Equator in degrees. 0° is the Equator, and 90° N (or +90°) is the North Pole, and 90° S (or -90°) is the South Pole. Each degree of latitude is about 69 miles (or 60 Nautical Miles). Longitude lines (which run north and south, but measure east/west) get closer together as you approach either pole.
What do you call imaginary lines running parallel to the equator?
parallels or lines of latitude
What do you call the line that divides the globe into 2 spheres?
If you are talking about the line that separates the north hemisphere and the south hemisphere, it is the equator.
What are parallels?
Parallel chords are A sequence of chords consisting of intervals that do not change as the chord moves. For example the chord of C (C,E,G) would be parallel to a following chord ofF (F,A,C)
What city is located at 16 degree south latitude and 116 degrees north?
No point on Earth can have both a north and a south coordinate. (Except points on the equator, where latitude is zero so it doesn't matter whether you call it zero north or zero south.)
What city has the coordinates of 30 degrees North and 96 degrees South?
No point on Earth can have both a north and a south coordinate (unless the point is on the equator, where the latitude is zero so it doesn't matter whether you call it zero north or zero south, or both).
Which line of latitude divides the globe into two halves north and south?
The line of zero latitude does that. Folks often call that one the 'Equator'.
What do you call the imaginary line that divides the north and south halves of earth?
The equator divides the earth between the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere
