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Latitude is a measurement in degrees both North & South of the Equator.
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No, latitude can be measured in both north and south directions. Positive values indicate locations in the northern hemisphere, while negative values indicate locations in the Southern Hemisphere.
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What is the social studies definition of latitude?
the angular distance north or south from the equator of a point on the earth's surface, measured on the meridian of the point.
What river begins north of 45 north latitude and ends south of 30 north latitude?
The Nile River begins north of 45 north latitude in Africa and ends south of 30 north latitude where it empties into the Mediterranean Sea.
What is the northern most latitude on the earth?
The northernmost latitude on Earth is 90 degrees north, also known as the North Pole.
What is Hawaiis latitude?
21 degrees north
Which is farthest north Seattle or Minneapolis?
Minneapolis is farther north than Seattle. Minneapolis is at a latitude of about 44.98 degrees north while Seattle is at a latitude of about 47.61 degrees north.
When Line of latitude run in a north south direction but are measured in what degrees?
No line of latitude is a north/south line. A move to the north or south is a change of latitude.
Lines of latitude measured north and south from the what?
equator
Latitude is measured north and south of what line?
The equator.
Latitude is measured north and south of the what?
the equator:Dthe equator
Is north and south measured by latitude?
That would be correct,
What are the degrees latitude western?
Latitude is measured in degrees North and South from the North to South poles. Longitude is measured in degrees East and West starting with 0 at Greenwich, England.
What is the measurement of east and west position on the globe?
Latitude is measured north or south of the equator. Longitude is measured east or west of Greenwich. You can remember that because Longitude circles are always long.
Latitude is measured North and South of which imaginary line?
the equator
The distance measured in degrees north and south of the equator is what?
Latitude.
Distance north or south on a map can be measured by what?
lines of latitude
Distance north or south measured in degrees is called what?
Latitude
Is the distance north and south of the equator and is measured in degrees?
Latitude.
