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Where do latitude lines start and what is their other name?
Lines of latitude are called parallels. The lines start at the equator and are located north and south of the equator.
Why are lines of latitude and longitude useful to a geographer?
Lines of latitude and longitude allow a specific point to be located any where on the world.
What lines of latitude at 0 degrees of latitude is located around the middle of the globe?
the equator
The parallel of latitude that is north of the equator?
There are 2 major lines of latitude located north of the equator. The Tropic of Cancer is located at 23.5 degrees north latitude while the Arctic Circle is located at 66.5 degrees north latitude.
What latitude and longitude lines is Canberra located?
The center of the ACT Legislative Assembly Building is located at 35.2817° south latitude 149.1312° east longitude.
Are lines of latitude also called meridians?
From what I can remember, the latitude line located at 0 is the meridian line. But I can be wrong
Where on the lines of latitude is the tundra biome located?
The tundra biome is primarily located in the Arctic Circle, generally between 60°N and 75°N latitude. This region experiences long, cold winters and short, cool summers with minimal precipitation.
Is latitude the vertical line or horizontal?
Lines of latitude run east-west as circles parallel (or horizontal lines) to the equator. Latitude measures the angle in degrees north or south from the equator where the equator is located at 0 degrees.
What two location on globe only list latitude lines but not longitude lines?
The north and south poles are at 90° latitude, and ALL longitudes meet there so longitude at the poles is irrelevant. Honestly, it's much easier to discuss these things if you forget about "lines".
What are The lines that intercept latitude lines on a map Are lines of what?
The lines that intercept latitude lines are lines of longitude.
The equator is located zero degrees longitude or latitude?
The equator is located at 0 degrees latitude. The angle of latitude starts at 0 at the equator and ends with +90 and -90 degrees at the North and South poles, respectively. Lines of latitude are parallel to each other.
What lines of latitude at 0 degreeof latitude is located around the middle of the globe?
Bluebeth: I think you mean the Equator. Hope I helped :-)
