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The lines that circle the Earth east and west are latitude lines, also called parallels. Lines of latitude include points that have the same distance from a pole, and the same angular measurement to the equator. On a map, they can be said to be "horizontal" lines, and include the equator (0° latitude), the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, and the Arctic and Antarctic Circles.
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∙ 12y agoThe Prime (or Greenwich) meridean.
Think of a giant circle on the Earth. Half of it is the Prime Meridian, from pole to
pole through London. The other half is the meridian of 180 degrees longitude,
from pole to pole down the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
If you cut the Earth down through this circle, the two halves would roll away from
each other in opposite directions, like two halves of a grapefruit.
The half with North America, South America, the US, Brazil, Cuba, and Jamaica on it,
plus Ireland, a small piece of Spain, and part of Africa all along one edge, is the
Western half (Hemisphere).
The half with Asia, most of Africa, most of Europe, the "Middle East", Russia, China,
Australia, Korea, Vietnam, Japan, the Philippines, and most of the Pacific Islands
on it, is the Eastern Hemisphere.
Antarctica is a big, jagged "cap" that covers the south Pole and extends
hundreds of miles from the pole in every direction. Roughly half of Antarctica
winds up on each hemisphere.
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∙ 14y agoPrime Meridian
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∙ 14y agoThere is none
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Which imaginary line divides the earth into east and west longitude What is the location?
prime maridian
What is the line dividing the world in half sideways called?
The line running east-west located at 0 degrees latitude that divides the Earth into the northern and southern hemispheres is called the Equator.
What direction do latitude line run?
Lines of latitude run east to west.
Is the Piedmont Region east or west of the Fall line?
the piedmont region is east of the fall line
What are the imaginary lines that circle the earth east and west of the prime meridian?
The 'lines' that appear east and west of the Prime Meridian are the other meridians of longitude. But they don't circle the Earth. Each meridian is a semi-circle that joins the north and south poles, and has the same longitude at every point on it.
What divides North Carolina into east and west?
a line
Which line of map divides east and west?
The Tropic of Capricorn
What line divides the earth into the east and west hemisphere?
The line that divides the earth into the eastern and western hemispheres is called the Prime Meridian, which runs through Greenwich, London, and has a longitude of 0 degrees.
What is the east-west line on a map that divides the earth equally?
That would be the Equator.
What line divides the earth by east and west?
The Prime Meridian, which is the "zero" mark of longitude.
What is the equator and how does it relate to direction?
an equator is an imaginary line that divides the earth from east to west
Which imaginary line divides the earth into east and west longitude What is the location?
prime maridian
What is the imaginary line that runs east and west and divides the world into northern and southern hemispheres?
The Equator is the imaginary line that runs east and west and divides the world into northern and southern hemispheres. It is situated at 0 degrees latitude and is the halfway point between the North Pole and the South Pole.
Which street in nyc divides north from south manhattan?
Fifth Avenue is the dividing line between the West and East Sides of Manhattan, not New York City. There is no street or avenue that divides all of New York City into west and east.
What line divides the west hemisphere and the east hemisphere?
The Prime Meridian at 0 degrees longitude divides the Western Hemisphere and the Eastern Hemisphere.
Which line on the map divides east from west?
The Prime Meridian at 0 degrees longitude is the line on the map that divides east from west. Locations to the east of the Prime Meridian are considered in the Eastern Hemisphere, while locations to the west are in the Western Hemisphere.
What is the line that divides the earth and the northern hemisphere?
The equator is the line that divides the Earth into the northern and southern hemispheres. It is located at 0 degrees latitude and circles the Earth at its widest point.
