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above the equator the higher the number of latitude the father blank you are

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North. Since you are "above" (north of) the equator, the latitude numbers increase as you move toward the North Pole (90 degrees latitude).

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Q: Above the equator the higher the number of latitude the farther you are?
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32 degrees north latitude18 degrees west longitude 12 degree east 70 degrees south latitude which of the two locations is farther from the equator?

The first one is much closer. The higher the latitude number (N or S), the farther the point is from the equator. The second location 70°S 12°E is more than twice as far from the equator as 32°N 18°W.


Which 2 important lines of latitude are similar distances from the equator?

-- Pick any number between zero and 90. -- That number north latitude and that same number south latitude are equal distances from the equator.


Must latitude be described as north or south unless it is the equator?

Yes. The equator is defined as the 'zero' of latitude. For every latitude number, there's one of them north of the equator and another one with the same number south of the equator. In order to be clear about which one you mean, you have to mention the label 'north' or 'south' along with the number.


What coordinate is closest to the Equator?

The equator is the 'zero' of latitude, so the smaller the latitude number is, the closer it is to the equator. There's no such thing as the 'smallest'. You can name any latitude you want, and no matter how small it is, I can always name a smaller one.


What latitude coordinate is closest to the equator?

The equator is the 'zero' of latitude, so the smaller the latitude number is, the closer it is to the equator. There's no such thing as the 'closest' or smallest. You can name any latitude you want to, and no matter how small it is, I can always name a smaller one.


The name given to 0 degrees latitude?

The 0 degrees latitude line is called the equator.


What is the closest to the equator?

The equator is an imaginary line that circles the earth at 0 degrees latitude. Many things lie along that line. The equator is the 'zero' of latitude, so the smaller the latitude number is, the closer it is to the equator. There's no such thing as the 'smallest'. You can name any latitude you want, and no matter how small it is, I can always name a smaller one.


What is the number and name of the degree from which latitude is measured?

equator 0 degrees.


Is the line of latitude 20 degree north?

The equator is the line of zero latitude, and it circles the 'middle' of the earth. For every latitude number between zero and 90 degrees, there are two lines with the same number ... one north of the equator and one south of it.


Is ninety degrees north closer to the equator than forty degrees south?

No, 40 degrees south latitude is closer to the equator than 90 degrees north latitude. All latitude originates from the equator, so as the number increases, the further it is away from the equator, regardless of north or south.


What is 0 latitude also called?

The line formed by the infinite number of points with zero latitude is commonly called the "equator".


Can you use a map to figure out what place is closer to the equator?

A world map will usually show you quickly how far a location is from the equator. But you can also determine it easily from the geographic coordinates. Latitude values get higher as you move away from the equator to the north or south. If a location has a lower numerical value for the latitude (N or S number), it is closer to the equator than those with a higher number.Example :New York City is near 41° N 74° W - New Orleans is near 30° N 90° W - Brasilia, the capital of Brazil is near 16°S 48°W.New Orleans has a lower latitude number (30) than New York (41), meaning it is closer to the equator. But Brasilia has a latitude of (16), meaning it is closer than either of the other cities, although it is south of the equator while the other two are north.