All lines of latitude are parallel to each other. The equator is the line of latitude at 0 degrees. Lines of latitude in the northern hemisphere have a positive latitude or are designated with "N" for North. Likewise, lines latitude in the Southern Hemisphere have a negative latitude or are designated with "S" for South.
For example, the continental US (not including Hawaii and Alaska) is contained within the lines of latitude at 25 N and 50 N.
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They aren't, latitudes are.
There are no parallel lines that run FROM the equator. Lines that are parallel TO the equator are the latitudes.
Latitudes are parallel to the equator. Longitudes converge like elastics on a soccer ball.
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The lines are parallel on the map are called Latitudes.
Latitude lines are parallel but not longitude lines.
Parallel latitudes
Latitude and LongitudeLatitude is the lines that go from east to west, and longitude from north to south.
The map you are referring to is likely the Mollweide projection. It is an equal-area projection that represents latitudes as straight parallel lines and longitudes as elliptical arcs. This projection aims to minimize distortion in terms of area, but distorts shapes and distances.
They usually do. But latitudes, which measure distances from the equator and which, on earth, are called the parallels of latitude, do not lie in a plane.
Lines that run parallel on the Earth are called latitude lines. These lines measure the distance north or south of the Equator and help to identify locations on the globe.