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Latitude and Longitude

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Latitude and Longitude

latitude - answer lines that run from east to west on a map, they measure the distance
in degrees north and south of the equator. Measured from 0 degrees to 90 degrees
north or south of the equator.

longitude - answer lines that run north or south, they measure the distance east or west
of the prime meridian. Measured from 0 degrees to 180 degrees east or west.

What is a synonym for "lines of latitude"? - answer Parallels

What line of latitude is the equator? - answer0 degrees latitude

What is a synonym for "lines of longitude"? - answer meridians

At what line or arc of latitude is the North Pole located? - answer90 degrees north

How many total lines of longitude are there on earth? - answer360 degrees total

At what line of longitude is the International Date Line located? - answer180 degrees
longitude (that is both east & west longitude)

How many time zones does earth have? - answer24 time zones

How are lines of latitude and longitude further subdivided? - answerinto 60 minutes and
60 seconds

How many degrees of longitude do you need to travel across to pass through one
"hour" of time or one time zone? - answer15 degrees

What is the Prime Meridian and where is it located? - answerThe Prime Meridian is
located at 0 degrees longitude and runs through the Royal Observatory in Greenwich,
England

Do lines of latitude ever cross each other? - answerlines of latitude never cross each
other because they are parallel to each other and parallel to the Equator

Do lines of longitude ever cross each other? - answerAll the lines of longitude cross at
the poles.

At what line or arc of latitude is the South Pole located? - answer90 degrees south
latitude

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