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The distance east or west of the Prime Meridian.

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Which of these measures distances east or west on a map?

Longitude measures distances east or west on a map.


What is the difference between a latitude-longitude map and a military grid reference system map?

Latitude measures the distance from East to West. Longitude measures the distance from North to South. As for Military Grid, it shows a location/object on the map and, what Latitude and Longitude line that location/object is on.


What do lines of latitude on a map measure?

No, it measures degrees. Longitude can measure time, but not from the equator but from the prime meridian


Which city is located at 24 north latitude and 27 degree south longitude show you the location in map?

There is no such city because longitude only measures east and west and not north and south.


What is longitude used for?

likhang iisip na guhit na patayo at makikita sa mapa at globo


What is the importance of latitude and longitude on a map?

Latitude and longitude are able to pinpoint a certain location on Earth accurately on a map.


Why would you use longitude and latitude when looking at a map?

We use longitude and latitude when looking at a map to calculate time.


Do the lines of longitude on a map go from West-East or North-South?

The lines of longitude on a map goes from north-south


What is used to measure distance from the equator?

longitude and lattitude. longitude measures north and south of the prime merridian lattitude measures east and west of the equator


Longitude measures the distance east and west of the what?

Longitude measures the angle east or west of the Prime Meridian. It's not a measure of distance.


What is a line of longitude that measures zero?

The longitude of every point on the Prime Meridian is zero.


What would help you find a location on a map?

Latitude and Longitude map