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What geometric shape are lines of longitude?
Great circles.
In spherical geometry lines are called .?
great circles
What are the lines on the globe that look like a checkerboard called?
the lines on the globe are called longitude and latitude lines the longitude lines go up and down while the latitude lines go left to right
What are the lines of the globe called?
latitude and longitude
What are the imaginary lines called that circle the earth?
The equator and the lines of longitude.
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