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Q: Which direction do parallel lines run on a globe?
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In which direction does line of latitude run?

Latitudinal lines run East West along the earth's surface. An easy trick to remember is thinking "lat is flat" therefore the lines are flat when you are looking at a globe or 2D map.Latitude lines can also be called "PARALLELS"


What imaginary parallel lines run east and west around the globe?

Lines of Latitude


In which diection does a parallel or line of lalitude run?

Latitude lines are the imaginary lines on a globe that are horizontal.


Is two lines connected by their perpendicular is parallel?

Parallel lines run in the same direction. If they are intersected by one line and that line is perpendicular to both, then it proves that the lines run parallel to each other.


Which direction do earths parallel lines run?

East to west. The north to south lines intersect at the poles.


In which direction does a parellel or line of latitude run?

Latitude lines run from east to west, parallel to the equator. Longitudinal lines are perpendicular to latitude lines and run north to south.


What imaginary parallel lines run around the globe?

Yes. Horizontal lines of latitude that run across the globe are known as parallels or latitude.


Which lines are longitudinal lines?

In general, longitudinal lines run in the direction of the length (longer dimension) of a thing. On a globe or map representing Earth or another celestial object, longitudinal lines run north-south, from pole to pole. Because they meet at two points, they are neither parallel nor equidistant.


Lines running parallel to the equator are called?

You have answered the question for yourself ; They are 'Latitudes''. Longitudes (Meridians) are lines that run North to South from the North Pole to the South Pole. Longitudes come to a point at the poles, but spread out to a maximum at the Equator.


What are lines that run parallel from the equator called?

There are no parallel lines that run FROM the equator. Lines that are parallel TO the equator are the latitudes.


What way does a parallel lines go?

any direction they just run alongside each other


What direction does the line latitude run?

If a map or a globe has latitude 'lines' printed on it, they will point east-west.