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No. Lines of longitude or meridians are not parallel.

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Lines are and run north-south?

Longitude; not parallel


What is the latitudes lines?

Lines of latitude are any of the circles, called parallels, that are to the north or to the south of the equator and parallel to it. They are the lines on standard maps that go from east to west; right-left.It is an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator.


What are the imaginary lines that measure distance north to south of the equator?

parallel lines, or lines of latitude.


Do parallel lines meet at a right angle?

No, parallel lines do not meet at a right angle. In theory, parallel lines never meet. In practice, parallel lines on earth could meet at the North Pole and/or the South Pole. Perpendicular lines meet at a right angle.


What are the imaginary parallel lines numbered in degrees around the north and south of the equator?

The imaginary parallel lines numbered in degrees around the north and south of the equator are called lines of latitude. The lines of latitude run east-west and are measured in degrees from 0° at the equator to 90° at the poles. They help in determining the location of a place on Earth's surface.


What is the northern and southern lines of latitude California?

Northern: 42 parallel north There is no southern parallel.


What type of projection has parallel lines of longitude which disappear near the poles?

Mercator is the type of projection which has parallel lines of longitude which disappear near the poles. The project in question also presents parallel lines of latitude even though the overall clarity gets distorted around both the North and South Poles.


Is parallel north and south or west and east?

Lines of Latitude are parallel with each other and circle the globe east and west. Parallel refers to the relationship of two lines and really has nothing to do with direction. Parallel lines are two lines that would never meet even if extended to infinity.


What are the imaginary parallel lines that run east-west?

The imaginary parallel lines that run east-west are called lines of latitude. These lines measure the distance north or south of the equator and are used to establish the location of a place on the Earth's surface.


What is a imaginary north south lines parallel to the prime meridian that circles the globe vertically?

Lines of longitude.


Which direction do earths parallel lines run?

East to west. The north to south lines intersect at the poles.


Imaginary north to south lines parallel to the prime meridian that circle the globe vertically is?

Lines of longitude.