Does the equator run vertical or horizontal?

Answer 1

Well, first of all, the equator doesn't run. It stays where it's at. It's an imaginary line,

made up of every point on Earth that's exactly midway between the north and south

poles.

Since the equator is imaginary, you don't see it on the Earth. You only see it on maps,

and only on the ones where it's printed. On one of those, the equator could be horizontal,

vertical, or slanted. It all depends on how you hold the map.

Most maps are printed with either north or south at the top. If you're looking at one of those,

and if the equator is printed on it, then it looks like a horizontal line..