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All meridians of longitude meet and end at the north and south poles.

Although they do converge, they can't be said to 'intersect', because

they all stop there and don't go any further.

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How do you use longitude and latitude to find a location?

You find the lines of latitude and longitude and find the place that they intersect, which is your location.


What is the lines that run north and south on a globe and intersect the poles?

If you pick a longitude and mark a dot at every point on Earth with that longitude, the dots will form a line between the north and south poles. The imaginary line is called the "meridian" of that longitude.


Do all lines of latitude and longitude intersect at right angles?

No. All of them do but two. The latitude lines at 90 degrees North and South actually coincide with the intersection of all longitudinal lines. So technically, because they coincide, they do not form any angle.


What are imaginary vertical lines found on maps are called?

Lines of longitude are imaginary vertical lines that represent the angular distance, in degrees, minutes, and seconds, of a point east or west of the Prime Meridian (Greenwich). Lines of longitude are often referred to as meridians. The lines of longitude run from the North pole to the South pole and at the poles all the lines of longitude intersect at a single point.


When lines of longitide and latitude intersect they form?

When lines of longitude and latitude intersect, they form a grid system that allows for the precise location of any point on Earth. This system helps in navigation and mapping, with latitude lines running east-west and longitude lines running north-south. The intersection of these lines creates coordinates that can pinpoint any location on the globe.

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Where do lines of longitude intersect?

Lines of Longitude meet/intersect at the North & South Poles ONLY.


What are the lines that intersect latitude lines on a map are lines of?

longitude


Do lines of longitude cross lines of latitude?

They intersect, yes.


Do lines of longitude intersect at only two points?

Yes.


Which lines of latitude and longitude intersect in Illinois?

40n, 89w


How do you use longitude and latitude to find a location?

You find the lines of latitude and longitude and find the place that they intersect, which is your location.


What is the longitude and and latitude of the tropic of cancer?

The two tropics are lines of latitude at 23°26′13.0″ North and South of the Equator and they intersect all lines of longitude.


What is the lines that run north and south on a globe and intersect the poles?

If you pick a longitude and mark a dot at every point on Earth with that longitude, the dots will form a line between the north and south poles. The imaginary line is called the "meridian" of that longitude.


Do all lines of latitude and longitude intersect at right angles?

No. All of them do but two. The latitude lines at 90 degrees North and South actually coincide with the intersection of all longitudinal lines. So technically, because they coincide, they do not form any angle.


How many lines of longitude does a line of latitude intersect?

Every line of longitude intersects with every line of latitude and vic-versa.


Lines of latitude and line of longitude are perpendicular?

So as to create a particular location on the grid where they intersect.


What are imaginary vertical lines found on maps are called?

Lines of longitude are imaginary vertical lines that represent the angular distance, in degrees, minutes, and seconds, of a point east or west of the Prime Meridian (Greenwich). Lines of longitude are often referred to as meridians. The lines of longitude run from the North pole to the South pole and at the poles all the lines of longitude intersect at a single point.