They measure latitude & Longitude.
Prime Meridian.
Latitude: Lines the run North and South but measure east and west.
Longitud is used to measure the distance of east and west from the prime meridian
Longitude
Longitude measures the distance east and west of the prime meridian.
Longitud is used to measure the distance of east and west from the prime meridian
The lines that measure distance east and west of the Prime Meridian are called lines of longitude. The Prime Meridian itself is located at 0 degrees longitude, with lines extending eastward to 180 degrees east and westward to 180 degrees west. These lines help determine geographical locations on the Earth's surface in relation to the Prime Meridian.
Lines of longitude, also known as meridians, measure the distance east or west of the Prime Meridian, which runs through Greenwich, England. They help determine a location's position in terms of longitude on the Earth's surface.
False. Longitude lines are imaginary lines that measure distances east and west of the Prime Meridian. The lines that measure distances north and south of the equator are called latitude lines.
If one of them is the "prime" meridian, what do you suppose the others might be called? If you guessed "meridians", you win.
Longitude lines. They are also called meridians.
east and west of the prime meridian