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Is latitude and parallels related?
Circles of latitude are also know as parallels.
Is another name for a line of latitude?
Linesof latitude are also known as circles of latitude or parallels.
What parallel lines split the world?
"Parallels" or "Circles of Latitude".
What are synonyms of latitude lines?
Flat, they run straight across, horizontal!Those words came to my mind!============================Only if you hold your map with north either up or down.Regardless of how you hold your map, lines of latitude are parallelto each other, and are often called 'parallels' of latitude.
Which parallel of latitude are great circles?
All parallels of latitude, except for the Equator, are not great circles. Great circles are the largest circles that can be drawn on a sphere and pass through its center, whereas small circles do not pass through the center of the sphere.
What is the most important line of latitude?
The most important line of latitude is the Equator. Other important parallels are the Arctic and Antarctic Circles and the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn.
What line of latitude is most important?
The most important line of latitude is the Equator. Other important parallels are the Arctic and Antarctic Circles and the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn.
What is a another name for latitude lines?
They are sometimes called parallels. They are parallel to the equator, zero degrees latitude, and parallel to each other. They are all circles, except for the poles which are points.A parallel is another name for a line of latitude because all lines of latitude are parallel to each other.Graticule .parallels
What are the invisible lines the form east-west circles around earth called?
You're thinking of 'parallels of constant latitude'.
Lines of latitude are also called what?
Parallels and meridians. Circles parallel to the Equator (lines running east and west) are parallels of latitude. They are used to measure degrees of latitude north or south of the Equator. Meridians of longitude are drawn from the North Pole to the South Pole and are at right angles to the Equator.
Parallels are imaginary circles around the globe that measures what?
Parallels are imaginary circles around the globe that measure latitude, which is the distance north or south of the equator. They help in locating positions on the Earth's surface and are often used as reference points in navigation and mapping.
What circles the earth to show latitude?
The equator circles the Earth horizontally at 0 degrees latitude to divide the Earth into northern and southern hemispheres. Similarly, lines of latitude (parallels) run parallel to the equator and show the distance in degrees north or south of the equator.
