So you can find precise locations on the Earth's surface.
Longitude lines go vertically and latitude lines go horizontally.
The lines of latitude and longitude are important because we need them to describe exactly where a point is on Earth.
The most important lines of longitude and latitude are the equator, the prime meridian, tropic of Cancer, tropic of Capricorn and the international dateline.
Latitude and Longitude are used to point to exactly where you want to be
They are important for tracking and mapping points and places.
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lines of latitude
Each 'meridian' is a line of constant longitude.
Latitude.
Every meridian of longitude is perpendicular to every parallel of latitude, and every parallel of latitude is perpendicular to every meridian of longitude.
The lines that intercept latitude lines are lines of longitude.
Latitude and longitude