Meridians
lines from east to west are called lines of latitude.
Lines that run east and west is called Latitude. The opposite lines are known as longitude.
Imaginary lines that circle the earth from east to west are called lines of longitude, or meridians. These lines help define the distance east or west of the prime meridian, which is located in Greenwich, England.
They are the lines of latitude, and they are also called parallels.
They are called lines of "latitude".
Longitude lines. They are also called meridians.
They are sometimes called "parallels of latitude", or just "latitude lines". The east-west lines on the map measure the latitude in degrees north or south of the equator.
They are sometimes called "parallels of latitude", or just "latitude lines". The east-west lines on the map measure the latitude in degrees north or south of the equator.
The imaginary lines that run around the earth in an east-west direction are lines of latitude or parallels.
They represent degrees of latitude.
The vertical lines around our globe are called longitudes or meridians. They help determine a location's east-west position on Earth and are measured in degrees east or west of the prime meridian.
If there are any east-west lines printed on your map or globe, there should never be more than one. It may or may not be labeled "Equator".