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Is the equator located halfway between the north pole and the prime meridian?

No. It is located halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole.The Prime Meridian is a line of longitude, not latitude, and runs from the North Pole to the South Pole.


What are the 3 continents the prime meridian go through?

Africa,Europe, and antarctica. The prime meridian goes straight like longitude. Europe is on top, Africa is in the middle, and anarctica is on the bottom. Hope this answers your question! And a Good Day to you! ======================== (Unless your map is printed, or your globe is mounted, with the north pole at the bottom. In that case, Antarctica is on top, Africa is in the middle, and Europe is near the bottom.)


What is the imaginary line that runs from top to the bottom of the earth?

The imaginary line that runs from the top to the bottom of the Earth is called the Prime Meridian. It is designated at 0 degrees longitude and divides the Earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres. Along with the International Date Line, it helps in determining time zones and navigation across the globe. The Prime Meridian runs through Greenwich, England, and is a crucial reference point for geographic coordinates.


Degrees to the left of the prime meridian are which direction?

That's going to depend on how you're holding your map or globe. -- If the north pole is at the top, then meridians to the left of the Prime Meridian mark west longitudes. -- If the south pole is at the top, then meridians to the left of the Prime one mark east longitudes. -- If the north and south poles are toward the sides of the map, then the Prime Meridian is a horizontal line between them, and there is nothing on Earth to the left or right of it.


How could you draw the prime meridian?

On a globe, draw the shortest line you possibly can between the north pole and south pole, and make sure it passes through Greenwich, a suburb of London in England. You can make sure it's the shortest possible line by stretching a rubber band between the north and south poles of the globe. The rubber band will just naturally keep pulling itself shorter and shorter until it can't get any shorter.

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What is the center line from top to bottom on a map called?

Allof the lines are calle longitude. Bit the middle one would be the Prime Meridian, as the Equator is the middle like for lattitude.


Is the equator located halfway between the north pole and the prime meridian?

No. It is located halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole.The Prime Meridian is a line of longitude, not latitude, and runs from the North Pole to the South Pole.


What are the 3 continents the prime meridian go through?

Africa,Europe, and antarctica. The prime meridian goes straight like longitude. Europe is on top, Africa is in the middle, and anarctica is on the bottom. Hope this answers your question! And a Good Day to you! ======================== (Unless your map is printed, or your globe is mounted, with the north pole at the bottom. In that case, Antarctica is on top, Africa is in the middle, and Europe is near the bottom.)


What hemisphere is to the right of the Prime Meridian?

That depends on what you mean by "to the right of." If you are facing north, or if you are looking at a map that has north at the top, then the eastern hemisphere is to the right of the Prime Meridian.


Degrees to the left of the prime meridian are which direction?

That's going to depend on how you're holding your map or globe. -- If the north pole is at the top, then meridians to the left of the Prime Meridian mark west longitudes. -- If the south pole is at the top, then meridians to the left of the Prime one mark east longitudes. -- If the north and south poles are toward the sides of the map, then the Prime Meridian is a horizontal line between them, and there is nothing on Earth to the left or right of it.


Why is the distance between two meridians at the north pole is 0 degrees?

The prime meridian is widest when it meets with the equator, just as all ines of longitude are. If you look at a peeled orange it looks very similar to the lines of longitude on a globe. The lines gradually come together at the top and bottom of the globe, eventually meeting at a certain point, in this case the North Pole. ~ ss~ :)


Why is the every thing near the equator hot?

Because the equator is the widest part of the earth so it is closer to the sun than the top or bottom of the earth.


How long is earth diameter?

At the equator 7,926.677 miles From Pole to Pole or top to bottom 7,899.988 miles


What is the altitude of the bottom and the top of the troposphere?

The altitude of the bottom of the troposphere is around 8 kilometers (5 miles) at the poles and 18 kilometers (11 miles) at the equator. The altitude of the top of the troposphere is approximately 12 kilometers (7 miles) at the poles and 20 kilometers (12 miles) at the equator.


Names of the latitudes?

Arctic Circle, Tropic Of Cancer, Equator, Tropic Of Capricorn, Antarctic Circle (from top to bottom)


How could you draw the prime meridian?

On a globe, draw the shortest line you possibly can between the north pole and south pole, and make sure it passes through Greenwich, a suburb of London in England. You can make sure it's the shortest possible line by stretching a rubber band between the north and south poles of the globe. The rubber band will just naturally keep pulling itself shorter and shorter until it can't get any shorter.


Why are the lines of longitude so much closer together at the bottom portion of the map they are at the top?

Because the earth is round and the bottom of the earth is smaller than the middle of earth such as the equator