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They're not ! If that's what you see on your map, then your map only shows part of the Earth ... it could be some parts of Africa, the Indian ocean, Antarctica, or Australia. If you look at a globe or a map of the whole Earth, you'll see that half of all the latitudes are North and the other half are South. Also, half of all the longitudes are East and the other half are West.

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Which one line is parallel latitude or longitude?

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Why are all the lines of lattidude labled s and all the longitude lines labled e?

Because you're only looking at 1/4 of the globe, or at a map of only part of the Earth. Go far enough north from where you're looking, and you're sure to find latitude lines that are labeled ' N '. Go far enough either east or west from where you're looking, and you're sure to find longitude lines that are labeled ' W '.


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Which line latitude and longitude parallel?

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Do all lines of latitude and longitude intersect at right angles?

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Does the Pacific ocean pass through the longitude and latitude lines?

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What is the latitude and longitude of 60th parallel s?

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What projection shows all lines of latitude and longitude as straight lines?

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