The lines of longitude run up north and south and down from the poles. Lines of latitude run parallel North and South to the equator.
I remember the difference between latitude and longitude because the lines of latitude look like the rungs of a ladder (geddit) as they go around the globe.
JCF
a latitude line is a line going from east to west. Just like the equator. the equator is a latitude line measuring at ) degrees latitude.
No, the international date line is a line of longitude, not latitude.
The equator is another name for the 0 line of latitude.
the line 0 degrees latitude is called the
The equator ... the line that contains every point on Earth with zero latitude ...is the longest parallel.
The equator is the line made up of every point on Earth at zero latitude.
The main line of latitude is the Equator (zero latitude).
It is the imaginary line referred to as the "equator".
The Arctic Circle is a line of latitude. As of 2012, it is approximately 66° 33' 44" N latitude.
" 30° N " is a statement of latitude. All the points on Earth that have that latitude form a parallel of constant latitude, or a 'line' if you will.
No line of latitude is a north/south line. A move to the north or south is a change of latitude.
A line of latitude is the line of latitude shown on a map, usually representing 10 degrees latitude. Degrees of latitude are simply the number of degrees, such as 33.33 etc.