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Imanginary lines that run north and south of the globe. This line shows distance in degrees from the prime meridan.
Leanne Bogisich
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Why are the lines of longitude not parallel?
Parallel lines, by definition, cannot meet. The lines of longitude meet at the Poles.
What is the social studies definition for parallels?
the lines of longitude and latitude
What is the reference point for lines longitude and where is it?
The reference for longitude ... the definition of 'zero' longitude ... is the Prime Meridian. That imaginary line joins the north and south poles, and runs through Greenwich, a suburb of London, UK.
What do you call the vertical lines around the globe?
meridians or lines of longitude
Lines of longitude are not parallel why?
because they merge at the poles... they seem to be parallel near the equtor region..n remenber parallel lines nver meet each other... n due to the shape of our earth these lines merge at poles...
Do the longitude lines meet at the north and south pole?
By definition, a line of longitude is an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth passing through the north and south poles at right angles to the equator such that "all points on the same meridian have the same longitude".Therefore, all lines of longitude meet at a point at each of 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.
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
Latitude and longitude of arctic ocean?
It must, by definition, cover all lines of Longitude. In terms of Latitude it is further north than, say, 60 degrees.
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.
