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They don't. They "run" east/west.
If you marked a dot on the wall of your bedroom at every point that's 5-ft
above the floor, you'd wind up with a horizontal line running left and right
all the way around the room, 5-ft above the floor. It's a horizontal line that
marks a constant vertical position called "height".
If you mark a dot on the Earth at every point that's 34.72 degrees north of the
equator, you'll wind up with a line that runs east-west all the way around the
globe, 34.72 degrees north of the equator. It's an east-west line that marks a
constant north-south position called "latitude".
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Latitude lines run north and south of the equator because they are used to measure distance north or south of the equator. The equator serves as the reference point for measuring latitude, with lines of latitude extending from the equator towards both the North Pole and the South Pole.
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Which are used measure distances north or south of the equator?
lines of latitude
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 measure the distance north and south of the equator?
Lines of latitude. Longitude is from Pole to Pole.
What is Lines that's run east and west measure how far north or south of the equator you are?
They are Lines of Latitude (sometimes known as Parallels of Latitude). The Equator (zero latitude) horizontally encircles the Earth and separates the Earth into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere. Moving northwards from the Equator, the lines of Latitude increase in degrees. Moving South from the Equator, the lines of Latitude also increase in degrees the same as for the northern direction. The latitude of the North Pole is 90 degrees North, and the latitude of the South Pole is 90 degrees South.
What distance North or south on a map can be measure?
lines of latitude
Which are used measure distances north or south of the equator?
lines of latitude
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 measure the distance north and south of the equator?
Lines of latitude. Longitude is from Pole to Pole.
Lines of latitude measured north and south from the what?
equator
What are lines used to measure distance north and south of the equator?
The lines used to measure distances north and south of the equator are latitude lines. They include the equator (0 degrees latitude) and equidistant circles between the equator and the poles. Latitude lines represent the surface points having the same angle from the equator, and planes perpendicular to the Earth's north-south axis.
Where do latitude lines start and what is their other name?
Lines of latitude are called parallels. The lines start at the equator and are located north and south of the equator.
Latitude is north and south of which imaginary lines?
The equator is the origin (the zero) of latitude.
What are the lines north are south of the equator called?
"parallels" of latitude
These lines measure distance north and south of the equator?
Latitude
Lines of latitude describe what position?
north or south of the equator
What are used to measure distances north and south of the equator?
The lines used to measure distances north and south of the equator are latitude lines. They include the equator (0 degrees latitude) and equidistant circles between the equator and the poles. Latitude lines represent the surface points having the same angle from the equator, and planes perpendicular to the Earth's north-south axis.
What are lines that measure a locations distance north or south of the equator?
The "lines" are called latitude lines.lines of latitude
