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If you're a land surveyor, an astronaut, a geologist, an archaeologist, a sailor or sea captain, an
airline pilot, a miner, a farmer, a guy who builds roads, a city planner, or somebody stranded at
sea and calling for rescue, you have to be able to tell other people where a certain point on
earth is located.
For many points, you can tell them it's a certain distance and direction from the bank, the river,
the church, the fence, or the sleeping black dog. But there aren't always such handy, permanent
marks available nearby. If the point you have to describe is covered with snow, or in a dessert, or
out at sea, you need another way to describe it. That's what latitude and longitude are for.
What else can I help you with?
What is latitde?
it's o latitde
What is the most important thing about longitude and latitude?
Longitude lines go vertically and latitude lines go horizontally.
Why are latitude and longitude line important?
The lines of latitude and longitude are important because we need them to describe exactly where a point is on Earth.
What are the most important lines of longitude and latitude?
The most important lines of longitude and latitude are the equator, the prime meridian, tropic of Cancer, tropic of Capricorn and the international dateline.
Why are lines of longitude and latitude important on a map or globe?
Latitude and Longitude are used to point to exactly where you want to be
Why are there longitude and latitude lines?
They are important for tracking and mapping points and places.
What are the Important lines of longitude?
The Prime Meridian The International Date Line
What do you call the vertical lines around the globe?
meridians or lines of longitude
What is a different word for longitude lines?
"Lines" of constant longitude are "meridians".
What is characterized as vertical imaginary lines on the Earth's surface?
Lines of longitude, or meridians.
Why is it important that you have lines of longitude and latitude?
So you can find precise locations on the Earth's surface.
Why are the lines of longitude not parallel?
Parallel lines, by definition, cannot meet. The lines of longitude meet at the Poles.
