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Imagine you are at the center of the earth, the south pole beneath your feet and the north pole above your head.
You see that north pole and south pole are in opposite direction hence the angle (or angular distance) is 180°
now think about the equator. from your point of view at the center of the earth it is exactly in the horizontal direction, since north pole is vertically above ,the angular distance will be 90° (it will be the same for the south pole)
What else can I help you with?
The distance in degrees North or south of the equator?
Distance is not measured in degrees. Temperatures and angles are. The angle north or south between the equator and a place of interest is the latitude of that place.
Is it true or false that latitude is the distance north or south of the equator?
True. Latitude is the distance north or south of the equator, measured in degrees. The equator is at 0 degrees latitude, with the North Pole being at 90 degrees north latitude and the South Pole at 90 degrees south latitude.
What is distance north or south of the equator called?
The distance north or south of the equator is measured in degrees of latitude. For example, the equator is measured at 0 degrees; Sydney Australia lies 33.51 degrees south of the equator; Helsinki Finland lies 60 degrees north of the equator.
Do scientists use lines of latitude to describe the distance north or south of the equator?
Yes, and not only scientists. Cartographers and anyone who needs to know about locating things on the globe, or who needs to know location for navigation, communications systems, etc uses latitude and longitude.
What is the distance from the equator measured in degrees?
The distance from the equator is measured in degrees of latitude, with the equator itself defined as 0 degrees latitude. As you move north or south from the equator, the latitude increases up to a maximum of 90 degrees at the North or South Pole.
Which line measure distance north or south of the equator are also called parallels?
Latitude is the angle that describes the location of a place north or southof the equator. All lines of constant latitude are parallel.
What is a measurement based on distance north or south of the equator called?
The "latitude" of any place is the angle on the Earth's surface between that placeand the equator. That angle is the basic measurement, and the distance can becalculated from it.
What is a distance in degrees north and south of the equator?
You're going for "latitude". But it's an 'angle', not a 'distance in degrees'.
The distance in degrees North or south of the equator?
Distance is not measured in degrees. Temperatures and angles are. The angle north or south between the equator and a place of interest is the latitude of that place.
Is 89 degree north closer to the equator than is 40 degree south?
No, 40oS is closer. The number of degrees is the angle/distance from the equator. North/South is simply the direction in which you are moving away from the equator.
What is distance in degree north and south of the equator?
That's latitude. The distance to the north or south pole from the equator is 90° Therefore, the distance from the north pole to the south pole, in degrees, is 180°. The distance in degrees to a certain location from the equator is referred to as the latitude. For instance, I am at about 49° latitude, or at a 49° angle from the equator if you were positioned at the center of the earth. Each degree of latitude is about 69 miles (111 km).
Is it true or false that latitude is the distance north or south of the equator?
True. Latitude is the distance north or south of the equator, measured in degrees. The equator is at 0 degrees latitude, with the North Pole being at 90 degrees north latitude and the South Pole at 90 degrees south latitude.
What is the distance measured in degrees north and south pf the equator?
The north or south angle of any location relative to the equatoris the latitude of that location.
What is distance north or south of the equator called?
The distance north or south of the equator is measured in degrees of latitude. For example, the equator is measured at 0 degrees; Sydney Australia lies 33.51 degrees south of the equator; Helsinki Finland lies 60 degrees north of the equator.
Do the lines of latitude measure the distance northsouthwesteast on the glob?
Latitude is the angle, measured north or south, between the equator and a place.
Do scientists use lines of latitude to describe the distance north or south of the equator?
Yes, and not only scientists. Cartographers and anyone who needs to know about locating things on the globe, or who needs to know location for navigation, communications systems, etc uses latitude and longitude.
What is the distance from the equator measured in degrees?
The distance from the equator is measured in degrees of latitude, with the equator itself defined as 0 degrees latitude. As you move north or south from the equator, the latitude increases up to a maximum of 90 degrees at the North or South Pole.
