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The lengths of longitude do not ever change, but on a map they appear to change only because the map is stretched at the center, expanding the distance between everything.
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Distance east and west from the prime meridian?
The longitude of a location is its angle east or west of the Prime Meridian.
Do lines of longitude or lines of latitude show the distance east and west of the prim meridian?
longitude
What lines measures distance east and west of the prime meridian?
Longitude lines. They are also called meridians.
What does lines of longitude measure?
Lines of longitude measure how far something is east or west of the Prime Meridian.
What are lines of longitude and which ways do they run?
lines of longitude are lines drawn north and south and measure east and west a famous line of longitude is the Prime meridian
Do the lines of longitude on the map go up?
That depends on how you hold your map or mount your globe.The longitude of any place is the angle east or west between that placeand the Prime Meridian.==========================================Another opinion:The second answer is wrong enough to confuse people. Longitude is an angle.Longitude is not lines, any more than lengths are the marks on a ruler.
What are the lines on a map that measure distances east and west?
Longitude lines.
Is longitude around the globe or east and west?
Lines of longitude run north-south and measure east-west.
What direction do lines of longitude go?
on an atlas you'll see lines across maps,the vetical lines are the longitude (east and west).the latitude will be the horizontal lines known as north and south.....Wrong way round. Longitude is north/south and latitude is east/west.
What are two names for the lines name for the lines that run east to west?
East to west- Latitude Lines North to south- Longitude Lines
Which distances do the lines of longitude measure?
west and east
Which directions do the lines of longitude measure?
East-West
