What is the characteristic feature of latitude?

Answer 1

The lines of latitudes characteristics are...

1. run east to west
2. longer than longitude
3. and tell you where you are in the world

Answer 2

Latitude of a place is the measure of how far north or south it is from the equator.

Longitude of a place is the measure of how far east or west it is from a line on the earth

that's accepted as the starting line.

Since these measurements are on the curved surface of a sphere, they're measured in angles.

Every latitude is between zero and 90 degrees, along with 'north' or 'south' to tell which direction

it's measured from the equator. Every longitude is between zero and 180 degrees, along with

'east' or 'west' to tell which direction it's measured from the starting line.

With those two numbers, you can describe the location of every point on earth.

Answer 3

• Longitude:
• Longitude run in north to south direction.
• Longitude intersect each other.
• Latitude:
• Latitude run in east to west direction.
• Latitudes are parallel to each other.

Answer 4

The characteristic feature of latitude is that it measures the distance north or south of the equator, with the equator being 0 degrees latitude. Latitude lines run parallel to the equator and are used to determine how far a location is from the equator.

Answer 5

Latitude, and its close cousin longitude, have several characteristic features. One of

the most striking is the fact that they are almost universally misunderstood.

Answer 6

They run from East to West