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Lines of latitude run from east to west and lines of longitude run north to south, they help give the position on earths surface.

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Lines of latitude run east-west around the Earth parallel to the Equator, measuring the distance north or south from the Equator in degrees. Lines of longitude, or meridians, run north-south between the North and South Poles, measuring the distance east or west from the Prime Meridian in degrees. Both latitude and longitude help to pinpoint a specific location on Earth's surface.

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Latitude: Lines of constant latitude are called 'parallels', because they are the circles that define the outlines of parallel planes, like slices of the earth cut with the knife lying down.

Longitude: Lines of constant longitude are called 'meridians' and are not parallel. They all converge at the North and South Poles, and divide the earth into pieces like the sections of an orange.

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Lines of longitude are all the same length and extend from one pole to the other. Lines of latitude are all parallel to the equator, so the closer you get to the poles, the shorter they are.

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No, you cannot see lines of latitude and longitude.

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it shows where something is on the earth

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