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Each degree of latitude or longitude is divided into 60 smaller units called?
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What are map grids called?
I believe you are looking for the words - Longitude and Latitude of the grid system.
What is the answer to Big buildings were divided into smaller apartments called?
st. louis missouri
What is a map that shows longitude and latitude called?
A geographic coordinate system is a coordinate system that enables every location on the Earth to be specified by a set of numbers. The coordinates are often chosen such that one of the numbers represent vertical position, and twoor three of the numbers represent horizontal position. A common choice of coordinates is latitude, longitude and elevation.
What Are The Lines That Run East To West on a globe?
Lines of latitude, which include -the Arctic Circle;The Tropic of Cancer;The Equator;The Tropic of Capricorn;The Antarctic Circle.The one in the middle is the equator.Latitudinal lines run from east to west.
What are the north-south and east-west lines on a map that cross each other to form a rectangular pattern called?
North and South- Latitude or parallels East and West- Longitude or meridians
Are latitude lines called meridian?
Each 'meridian' is a line of constant longitude.
What do you call 0 degrees latitude and longitude?
0 degree latitude is called equator and 0 degree longitude is called prime meridian
Are the parallel lines on a globe called longitude or latitude lines?
Latitude.
What is the Network of parallels and meridians on the globe is called?
You mean latitude and longitude?
What is intersecting of longitude and latitude called as?
coordinates
What are the coordinates of a location called?
longitude and latitude
What are the lines of the globe called?
latitude and longitude
What is another name for a line in longitude and latitude?
A line of constant longitude is often called a "meridian". A line of constant latitude is often called a "parallel".
What is the pattern of lines that circle the globe east-west and north-south called?
The pattern of lines that circle the globe east-west are called lines of latitude, while the lines that circle the globe north-south are called lines of longitude. Together, they form a grid system that helps in locating points on the Earth's surface.
Why are the equator and all lines of longitude called great circles?
The equator and all lines of longitude are called great circles because the represent the circumference of the earth. The other latitude lines along the globe are smaller then the actually circumference.
Latitude and longitude are also called what?
latitude:parallels longitude:meridian
What is one measurement on a map called?
latitude or longitude...
