The lines don't measure anything, any more than the marks on a ruler do any
measuring for you.
Latitude is an angle on the Earth's surface. It's the angle, measured north or south,
from the equator to whatever location you want to talk about. On a map or globe,
there may be some lines printed along the way, to help estimate the angle.
Parallels would be 2 or more lines that run in the same direction and do not intersect.
Lines of latitude are also known as parallels. They run in an east-west direction around the Earth.
Sometimes they will be called parallels. The middle is the equator (as you know.).
in the way of which the degree of a line travels
Parallels are also called lines of constant latitude, on maps and globes.
Parallels would be 2 or more lines that run in the same direction and do not intersect.
Lines of latitude are also known as parallels. They run in an east-west direction around the Earth.
latitude longitudes are known as meridians
They are sometimes called "parallels of latitude", or just "latitude lines". The east-west lines on the map measure the latitude in degrees north or south of the equator.
They are sometimes called "parallels of latitude", or just "latitude lines". The east-west lines on the map measure the latitude in degrees north or south of the equator.
Sometimes they will be called parallels. The middle is the equator (as you know.).
Earth's parallels are called lines of latitude. They are imaginary lines that run parallel to the equator and are used to measure the distance north or south of the equator in degrees.
Lines of latitude, also know as parallels, run east-west. They measure the angular distance north and south of the equator.
in the way of which the degree of a line travels
Parallels are also called lines of constant latitude, on maps and globes.
Another name for latitude lines is parallels. These lines run parallel to the equator and are used to measure how far north or south a location is from the equator.
Parallels and meridians. Circles parallel to the Equator (lines running east and west) are parallels of latitude. They are used to measure degrees of latitude north or south of the Equator. Meridians of longitude are drawn from the North Pole to the South Pole and are at right angles to the Equator.