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Every meridian ('line') of longitude is a semicircle on the earth's surface, running between
the north and south poles. Every meridian runs through all possible latitudes, and every
point on a meridian has the same longitude.
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What are the imaginary lines that run north and south across the earth called?
Imaginary lines that run north to south are known as lines of longitude. Longitude lines are the imaginary lines running through the Earth between the North and South Poles. They are arbitrary and used for reference so everyone can know where they are in the world. The lines running north and south are called "meridians" or "lines of longitude."
What do you call the vertical lines around the globe?
meridians or lines of longitude
What distance are lines of longitude used to know?
None. The distances between the lines of longitude are a meaningless concept. These lines measure angular distance around the world around the equator. Each degree of longitude is approx 111 km at the equator and 0 km at the poles.
What is a different word for longitude lines?
"Lines" of constant longitude are "meridians".
What is characterized as vertical imaginary lines on the Earth's surface?
Lines of longitude, or meridians.
Why are the lines of longitude not parallel?
Parallel lines, by definition, cannot meet. The lines of longitude meet at the Poles.
These are vertical lines parallel to the prime meridian?
Vertical lines parallel to the prime meridian are lines of longitude.
What are lines of longitude and which ways do they run?
lines of longitude are lines drawn north and south and measure east and west a famous line of longitude is the Prime meridian
A line of longitude use that in a sentence?
The Prime Meridian is a line of longitude that passes through Greenwich, England, and is used as the starting point for measuring longitude around the world.
What way do lines of longitude and longitude run?
Lines of longitude stay right there where they are at. Each of them connects the north and south poles.
what direction do lines of longitude run on the earth?
Longitude lines run from pole to pole.
How many lines of longitude go through russia?
5 or 6 lines of longitude
