Latitude measure North to South. This is a much more appropriate answer.
Latitude measures the angle between your horizon and a polar star. Which in turn provides a measurement in degrees north or south of the Equator.
0 degrees latitude at the equator.
They measure latitude & Longitude.
The lines of latitude are the North and South lines on the globe. They measure the time changes there are in areas.
latitude and longitude
for math
They measure position
degrees
The Equator
The equator
Latitude
latitude longitudes are known as meridians
Lines of latitude and longitude are used to form a grid encompassing the globe so that any position can be identified and located. Latitude is used to measure distance north and south of the equator, while longitude is used to measure distance east and west of the prime meridian.