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The equator runs West-East and the prime meridian (Greenwich meridian) runs North-South.
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What is a north south line?
the equator I don't think its the equator, which runs east/west. How about the prime maridian
What is the name of imaginary line of longitude that runs through greenwich England is called the?
Prime Meridian
The Prime Meridian passes through?
The Prime Meridian is the zero line of Longitude that runs from pole to pole, passing through the Greenwich Observatory, London, Great Britain.
What are imaginary lines called at 0 longitude?
That line is called the Prime Meridian and it runs from the north pole to the south pole, mostly over the ocean.
Why do time zones generally run North South and not east West?
since the Earth turns from East to West (or West to East) timezones running East to West would not show how far the sun has gone. Think about it: how could it possibly be the very same time at a given moment all along the equator? The equator runs through the entire sunlit and night time parts of the earth.
Which direction does the prime meridian?
the prime meridian runs north and south. it perfectly intersects the equator that runs west and east.
How are equator and prime meridian different?
The Equator runs east-west and the prime meridian runs north-south.
How are the equator and prime different?
The Equator runs east-west and the prime meridian runs north-south.
What runs north and south of the equator?
prime meridian
Is the equator a parralel or a medridian?
The Equator is a parallel, which runs east/west. The Prime Meridian is, redundantly, a meridian and runs north/south.
How are the prime meridian and the equator alike and different?
The prime meridian goes east to south, as the equator runs east to west. The prime meridian is used as 12:00AM on a time zone map
How are the Prime Meridian and Equator used to give absolute location?
The Prime Meridian and Equator is but the beginning points. Longitude lines runs from pole to pole. Latitude lines runs horizontally from the equator, northwards and southwards.
How are the prime meridian and the equator different?
The Equator runs east-west and the prime meridian runs north-south.
What runs through Greenwich England the equator tropic of cancer international date line or Prime Meridian?
The Prime Meridian, which is why it is known as the Greenwich Meridian.
Which imaginary line-the equator or prime meridian -runs all the way around the earth?
the equator
How is the equator different from prime meridian?
The Prime Meridian is a line of longitude (running north and south). It runs near London. The Equator is a line of latitude (running east and west).
The line of latitude found at 0 is call the?
The zero line of longitude is the Prime Meridian. The Prime Meridian runs from pole to pole, passing through the Greenwich Observatory, England.
