The lines don't measure anything, any more than the marks on a ruler do the
measuring for you.
Longitude is an angle on the Earth's surface. It's the angle, measured east or west,
from the Prime Meridian to whatever location you want to talk about. On a map or
globe, there may be some lines printed along the way, to help estimate the angle.
Longitude lines measure distance east-and-west.
Longitude is the angle from a point on Earth east or west to the Prime Meridian.
vertical
Lines of longitude run north-south and measure east-west.
Lines of longitude are also known as meridians. They run north-south and measure east-west.
lines of longitude are lines drawn north and south and measure east and west a famous line of longitude is the Prime meridian
Latitude: East-west Longitude: North-south
East-West
Lines of longitude run north-south and measure east-west.
Lines of longitude are also known as meridians. They run north-south and measure east-west.
Longitude lines connect the North and South Poles and measure distances east or west of Greenwich.
Lines of longitude measure how far something is east or west of the Prime Meridian.
Longitude lines run from pole to pole.
Lines of longitude run North-South.
They measure latitude & Longitude.
lines of longitude are lines drawn north and south and measure east and west a famous line of longitude is the Prime meridian
Longitude lines measure how far (in degrees) you are East or West of the Prime Meridian (which is a longitude line that runs through Greenwich, England and is designated as 0° longitude).
Longitude lines.
North-south, pole to pole
east-west