Longitude lines go up and downLatitude lines go round and round
Or remember LADDER (Lati) -tude lines are like the rungs of a ladder that you can climb; LONG-itude lines run long-wise from North to South
There are a few countries that have a latitude measurements of 20 degree that runs across. Latitude measurements can be across the earth.
Lines of latitude Have flatitude. Longitudinal lines Rise like porcupines.
40 degrees north
africa
Equator
latitude runs North and South and longitude runs East to West
latitude runs east to west longitude runs north to south
The Equator, zero latitude, runs through part of the Galápagos Islands.
The latitude that cuts across the center of Mexico is approximately 23.6°N. This line runs through central regions like Mexico City and Puebla. It marks the division between the northern and southern halves of the country.
"Up and down" is vertical. Side to side (or across) is horizontal. An easy way to remember this is "horizontal" runs like the horizon. The vertical measurment is usually referred to as the height. The length would be the horizontal measurement.
The main line of latitude is the Equator (zero latitude).
The equator, located at 0 degrees latitude, runs through the Amazon Rainforest. This line of latitude divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres and contributes to the rainforest's warm, humid climate. The Amazon spans across several countries in South America, including Brazil, Peru, and Colombia, with much of it lying directly on or near the equator.