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lines of longitude are lines drawn north and south and measure east and west a famous line of longitude is the Prime meridian

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What are the lines on the globe that run north and south between the poles?

The lines that run north and south "or long ways" are longitude lines. East and west are latitude lines.


what direction do lines of longitude run on the earth?

Longitude lines run from pole to pole.


Do latitude or longitude lines run north and south?

Longitude


How do the lines of longitude run?

vertically


Are the lines that run pole to pole are called?

Lines of Longitude


What is the direction that longitude runs?

Lines of longitude run North-South.


What two things do lines of longitude and landitude run?

Lines of latitude run round the earth parallel to the Equator. Lines of longitude run from pole to pole, crossing the Equator at 90 degrees.


What is a longitude lines?

Lines of Longitude are imaginary lines that run from the North Pole to the South Pole. The main line of longitude, the Prime Meridian (zero longitude), passes through the Greenwich Observatory, London, England.


In which directions do lines of latitude and longitude run?

Latitude lines run east-west, but measure north and south. Longitude lines run north-south, but measure east and west.


What is another name for lines of longitude and what direction do they run?

Lines of longitude are also known as meridians. They run north-south and measure east-west.


What are longitude lines?

lines that run from the north pole to the south pole!


Were do longitude lines run?

Longitude lines stay right where they are at ... on the surface of the Earth, joining the north and south poles.