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Look at a globe, or map of the world, or any large scale map (Not a road map or street plan) and there are horizontal lines (marked in degrees) & these are Latitude. The vertical lines are Longitude & they show the degrees that anywhere in the world is either East or West of Greenwich (The Prime Meridain) which is in London, England. The reason that Longitude is measured from Greenwich is because that was the HQ of the Admiralty (The British Royal Navy) when Longitude measurement was first established. Latitude had been known for centuries because itn depends entirely where the sun is in relation to the horizon in any given place. Longitude was different to measure: you need to know direction, speed & time difference & a correlation of these 3 things will tell you where you are in relation to another place. 180 degrees East & West of Greenwich is where the International Date Line runs from Pole to Pole through the Pacific Ocean
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How does the lines if longitude look?
Peel an orange. The lines between the sections of the orange are similar to the pattern of longitude lines on the globe.
What is a imaginary north south lines parallel to the prime meridian that circles the globe vertically?
Lines of longitude.
What are the lines on the globe called?
The key lines are latitude and longitude. These are based on specific points. The equator is the latitude around the center of the earth. Longitude is measured from the Prime Meridian, which goes through the Greenwich Observatory in England.The Tropics and the Arctic/Antarctic Circle are also key.
What kind of lines on a globe show distance from the equator?
Longitude long get it
Lines of longitude on earth run from due north to due south are called?
These invisible lines that circle the earth and are vertical or running north to south are longitude or meridian lines. These lines are also perpendicular to lines called latitudes that are parallel to the equator.
What do you call the vertical lines around the globe?
meridians or lines of longitude
What are the lines of the globe called?
latitude and longitude
What are the lines on the globe that look like a checkerboard called?
the lines on the globe are called longitude and latitude lines the longitude lines go up and down while the latitude lines go left to right
How does the lines if longitude look?
Peel an orange. The lines between the sections of the orange are similar to the pattern of longitude lines on the globe.
What is a imaginary north south lines parallel to the prime meridian that circles the globe vertically?
Lines of longitude.
Are the parallel lines on a globe called longitude or latitude lines?
Latitude.
Why there is an imaginary lines on globe?
Those lines are called longitude and latitude.
What are the lines that circle a globe north to south?
Longitude.
What is the pattern of lines that circle the globe east-west and north-south called?
The pattern of lines that circle the globe east-west are called lines of latitude, while the lines that circle the globe north-south are called lines of longitude. Together, they form a grid system that helps in locating points on the Earth's surface.
Parts of the globe?
There are two different types of lines: lines of latitude and lines of longitude (also called meridians). The lines of latitude go around the globe horizontally. The center line is the Equator. Lines of longitude go around the globe vertically. The center one is called the Prime Meridian. These different lines together form a grid on a globe that's used to find locations of Earth's surface. The Equator and the Prime Meridian also divide the Earth into Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western hemispheres.
What are the lines on the globe called?
The key lines are latitude and longitude. These are based on specific points. The equator is the latitude around the center of the earth. Longitude is measured from the Prime Meridian, which goes through the Greenwich Observatory in England.The Tropics and the Arctic/Antarctic Circle are also key.
Lines running on map globe are claaed?
latitude longitude
