because they are parallel to each other
meridian :D LoL
These lines of latitude are called parallels.
Lines of latitude are also called parallels because they are all parallel to each other. Any two lines of latitude you choose are the same distance apart everywhere, and no two lines of latitude ever cross. Latitude 36 degrees north is called the 36th parallel north
The lines of latitiude are also called 'parallels'.
Two names for the lines that run east to west on a globe are equator and latitude lines.
From what I can remember, the latitude line located at 0 is the meridian line. But I can be wrong
They are lines of constant latitude, all parallel to the equator.
Lines of longitudes are also called Meridians. These vertical lines are drawn from the North to South poles.The meridian through Greenwich, England, called the Prime Meridian, was set at zero degrees of longitude. The meridian on the opposite side of the earth from Greenwich is called the International Date Line (IDL), which is at roughly 180° longitude.
Lines of latitude are also called parallels (because they are all parallel to each other).
Imaginary lines that circle the earth from east to west are called lines of longitude, or meridians. These lines help define the distance east or west of the prime meridian, which is located in Greenwich, England.
The lines parallel to the equator are referred to as Lines of Latitude and are used to measure degrees above and below the equator. They are also called parallels and include the Arctic and Antarctic Circles and the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn; the equator is the longest line of latitude on the earthSee the link below
Longitude is the best term, but sometimes meridian is used. The line of longitude at zero degrees is the Prime Meridian.