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The purpose The Equater serve because it is the starting point for latitude. The poles can't both be 0 , so it made sense to designate the line equidistant from the poles as 0 and then measure north and south from there.
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∙ 14y agoThe equator marks the centre of the Earth in terms of latitude. It defines the area where the Sun shines directly overhead (most concentrated), and defines the Tropics too. The equator is the origin for all degrees of latitude as well.
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∙ 7y agoThe equator is a member of a set of imaginary lines formed by the intersection of a plane normal to the rotation poles of the planet and the planet's surface. These are generically called lines of latitude and the equator is unique in this set of lines in that it is the longest of these lines (the largest circle) and divides the planet into two equal hemispheres. It forms the base from which to measure how far north or south you are on the planet and also tells you where you should position a satellite to be in geosynchronous orbit.
The plane of the equator is also used to chart the positions of all the stars, is used to predict the changing of the seasons and tells you where things are moving fastest on the Earth's surface (as a result of the Earth's rotation).
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∙ 15y agothe equator doesn't do anything it is the imaginary horizontal center line of the earth the equator is the place on earth that is closest to the sun
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What is the purpose of lines of longitude and latitude?
The function of latitude is to tell us far north south the equator we are. The function of longitude is to tell us east and west of the prime meridian we are.
What is the function of greenwich meridian?
Just as the equator is 0° latitude, the Greenwich Meridian, or Prime Meridian, is 0° longitude. It is the origin from which all longitudes are measured.
Is the equator north or south of the equator?
it is the south
How would you define a desert that lies on the equator?
A desert on the equator would be an anomaly as there are no deserts on the equator.
What are the lines of Latitude caled on the equator?
There is only one line of latitude on the equator, and the equator is it.
What is the purpose of lines of longitude and latitude?
The function of latitude is to tell us far north south the equator we are. The function of longitude is to tell us east and west of the prime meridian we are.
Does a compass function the same when south of the equator as north of the equator?
Yes. A compass points to the Magnetic North Pole (located in extreme NW Canada) regardless of your location on the globe. For 90% of the planet, that is at least generally to the north.
Is most of South America north or south of the equater?
Most of South America is south of the equator.South of the equator
What is the function of greenwich meridian?
Just as the equator is 0° latitude, the Greenwich Meridian, or Prime Meridian, is 0° longitude. It is the origin from which all longitudes are measured.
Is the equator north or south of the equator?
it is the south
Which parallels are not circles?
a cylinder
What divids the northern and southern hemispheres?
The equator
How would you define a desert that lies on the equator?
A desert on the equator would be an anomaly as there are no deserts on the equator.
What are the lines of Latitude caled on the equator?
There is only one line of latitude on the equator, and the equator is it.
Which parallel lies midway between th tropic of cancer and the tropic of Capricorn?
An area called the Tropic Zone and the low latitudes zone.
What is the zero line for latitude?
0 degrees latitude is called the Equator. 0 degrees longitude is called the Prime Meridian
What is the real name for the equator?
The Equator has only one name and it's the Equator.
