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Longitude,the angular distance east or west of the prime meridian.

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Parallels are used to measure longitude or latitude?

latitude longitudes are known as meridians


What lines run east and west and measure north and south?

Meridians of longitude.


What are lines running from north pole to south pole that measure degrees of longitude?

meridians


What lined measure distances east and west of prime meridian?

Longitude lines. They are also called meridians.


Does longitude lines or meridians measure distance north and south?

Yes it does. How I always remember is by looking at the U and the D.


What is the name of the vertical lines on a map?

The vertical lines on a map are called meridians. They represent lines of longitude, which measure the distance east or west of the Prime Meridian. Meridians help in determining geographic coordinates and are essential for navigation and cartography.


What does the parallel and meridians have in common?

Meridians are lines of longitude. The meridian lines go from the North pole to the South pole, such that all the lines converge at a single point on each pole. These lines measure degrees east and west of the prime meridian, which is located at 0 degrees.


Which direction do Yin meridians flow?

Of the twelve regular meridians, the yin meridians always flow up the body, and all the yang meridians always flow down.


Imaginary lines on the earth's surface running north to south and used to measure distance east to west?

Meridians of constant longitude.


What are the vertical lines in a map called?

The vertical lines on a map are called meridians. They represent lines of longitude, which measure the distance east or west of the Prime Meridian. Meridians run from the North Pole to the South Pole and are used to help determine geographic coordinates.


What do you call the vertical lines around the globe?

meridians or lines of longitude


Lines of longitude called what?

Meridians of longitude; parallels of latitude. Remember that meridians are all the same length (20,000 km) and that they meet at the poles. Parallels are, well, parallel, and are different lengths, the longest being the Equator.