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The Prime Meridian (Longitude 0 degrees) and the Equator are MAN-MADE grid lines of demarcation that simply help people know where they are any any given moment. They were originally developed to aid in navigation at sea, since road signs kept sinking. So early cartographers and map makers simply divided the globe (as they knew it, anyway) into imaginary grid lines that were a set distance apart. The distances between the lines changed depending on your reference in the other direction. In other words, the distance between the Equator and the 10 degrees north latitude is greater than the distance between the 70 degree and 80 degree north latitudes, because the latter two are much "higher" on the globe. This is hard for some people to grasp, because it's difficult to represent a round surface such as the Earth, by a flat, two-dimensional map. Just think of them as arbitrary reference lines that mark off portions of the earth for navigation.
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What imaginary lines divide the Earth into 4 halves?
The Prime Meridian and the Equator.
Is earth wider around the equator or the prime meridian?
The earth is wider around the equator, not the prime meridian. Hope this helps you :D
What is the line that divides the earth into two equal halves and is two words?
Prime Meridian My name is Joey the answer is Prime Meridian The answer is Prime Meridian home slice
Which hemispheres do the Prime Meridian and the International Dateline divide the earth into?
The Equator devides the earth in to North and South hemispheres
The equator is to latitude as which of the following is to longitude?
The equator is the locus of all points on Earth whose latitude is zero. The locus of all points on Earth whose longitude is zero is the Prime Meridian.
What imaginary lines divide the Earth into 4 halves?
The Prime Meridian and the Equator.
How does the global grid divide divide earth?
The equator divides the Earth into two. Each half is called a hemisphere. The equator divides Earth into northern and southern hemispheres. The prime meridian and the 180 dgrees meridian divide Earth into eastern and western hemispheres.
Prime meridan is in what hemisphere?
The Prime Meridian runs through Greenwich, London, and serves as the starting point for measuring longitude. Since it passes through Greenwich, the Prime Meridian is located in the Eastern Hemisphere.
What two lines divide earth into its four hemispheres?
latitude logitude
Is earth wider around the equator or the prime meridian?
The earth is wider around the equator, not the prime meridian. Hope this helps you :D
Why does the earth have a equator and a prime meridian?
For reference.
What is the name of the northern and southern hemispheres that divide the earth?
Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere or prime meridian and the equator???
What is the line that divides the earth into two equal halves and is two words?
Prime Meridian My name is Joey the answer is Prime Meridian The answer is Prime Meridian home slice
How is the equator like the prime meridian and how are they different?
Both the equator and prime meridian are halfway points across the Earth. The equator splits the Earth's Northern and Southern Hemispheres horizontally (latitude). The prime meridian splits the Earth's Eastern and Western Hemispheres vertically (longitude).
How did earth get it's symbol?
The equator and prime meridian
What divides earth into 2 halves?
The equator - or the prime meridian.
What two important imaginary lines divide the hemispheres?
The Prime Meridian and the Equator
