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Why are lines of latitude different depending on their location?
Wiki User
∙ 12y ago
The question is somewhat vague, but I think you may be asking: Why are
different lines of latitude marked with different numbers ?
I'd compare that to the question: Why are different marks on the ruler marked
with different numbers ?
The reason is because both of them are systems invented to help you measure
things. The marks on the ruler help you estimate the length of things that you
place the ruler on, by showing you where a few exact lengths are. And the
horizontal lines on a map or globe help you estimate the latitude of places on
the Earth, by showing you where a few exact latitudes are.
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∙ 12y ago
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How is the lines of latitude and longitude different?
The 'latitude' of a location is its angle north or south of the equator. The 'longitude' of a location is its angle east or west of the Prime Meridian.
Do lines of latitude help us determine absolute location?
Lines of latitude must be used with lines of longitude to help us find the absolute location. Lines of latitude alone cannot determine absolute location.
What line of latitude?
Each line of latitude is an imaginary east-west circle that connects all locations on Earth that are at the same latitude. Lines of different latitudes are different size circles.
What is parallel or lines of latitude location?
They are the horizontal lines on a map.
What do these lines of latitude and longitude make?
a location.
How do you use longitude and latitude to find a location?
You find the lines of latitude and longitude and find the place that they intersect, which is your location.
When it comes to lines what indicates a location?
latitude and longitude
How do you use lines of latitude and lines of longitude to find an absolute location on a map?
The lines are what determines the absolute location of a place on the map.
Lines of latitude measure the distance north and south of the?
latitude lines measre how far north and south a location is from the what
What lines on maps are used to determine location?
Latitude and Longitude
How are lines on the globe used to indicate location?
Latitude and Longitude :)
When lines of longitude and latitude cross they make a?
Lines of longitude and latitude cross each other and denote the absolute location of the area crossed by the coordinates. Each area on earth has it own absolute location.
