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No line of latitude is a north/south line. A move

to the north or south is a change of latitude.

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If a direction is somewhere between North and East it is measured in?

degrees


Distance north or south measured in degrees is called what?

Distance north or south measured in degrees is called latitude.


What direction lines of latitude measured in?

Degrees. They are measured in degrees, minutes, seconds and fractions of a second, depending on the accuracy required


What are latitude and longitude measured in?

Latitude and longitude are measured in degrees, with latitude representing north-south position and longitude representing east-west position on the Earth's surface.


What are the degrees latitude western?

Latitude is measured in degrees North and South from the North to South poles. Longitude is measured in degrees East and West starting with 0 at Greenwich, England.


How latitudes are measured?

Latitudes are measured in degrees north or south of the equator, which is 0 degrees latitude. The North Pole is at 90 degrees north latitude, while the South Pole is at 90 degrees south latitude. Lines of latitude run east-west and are parallel to the equator.


In which way is latitude measured on a map or globe?

Latitude is measured on a map or globe in degrees, with the equator being 0 degrees and the North and South Poles being 90 degrees north and south, respectively.


The distance measured in degrees north and south of the equator is what?

Latitude.


Is the distance north and south of the equator and is measured in degrees?

Latitude.


Latitude and longitude is measured in what?

latitude is degrees north or south of the equator and Longitude is degrees east or west of Greenwich


What is distance north or south of the earth's equator?

Latitude. 2nd answer: Latitude is the wrong answer. Distance is measured in miles, feet, yards, meters, kilometers, and so forth. Latitude is a measurement of degrees, not distance.


How is distance measured from the Equator?

Distance from the Equator is measured using lines of latitude. The Equator is designated as 0 degrees latitude, and distances are measured in degrees, minutes, and seconds north or south of the Equator.