What is the relationship between lines of longitude and latitude?

Answer 1

they are both imaginary lines that run round the earth, to show where a point is on the earths surface.

the unit to show these are degrees.

latitude are lines running across the earth and longitude are lines running down the earth.

an easy way to remember this-

lAtitude goes Across(they both have letter a)

lOngitude does dOwn"(they both have o)

Answer 2

Latitude and longitude are angular measurements.

Angles are measured in units called degrees.

Similarly linear length is measured in units called metres.

It is a name and a convention that is used so when we talk of such things we are all referring to the same thing.

Answer 3

Longitude is an angle on the Earth's surface measured east or west

from a zero line.

Latitude is an angle on the Earth's surface measured north or south

from a zero line.

With one of each, the location of any point on the Earth's surface

can be precisely nailed down.

Answer 4

Since 'latitude' and 'longitude' are angles, 'degree' is

one of the units in which they can be expressed.

Answer 5

Regardless of which line of latitude you choose and which line of longitude,

they're guaranteed to intersect, and at the point where they intersect, they're

perpendicular.

Answer 6

latitude goes down the middle and longitude goes across cx

Answer 7

one is vertical and the other is horizontal