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Longitude and latitu
Question | Answer |
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Latitude | Horizontal lines that measure north and south |
The reference line for latitude | eqator, and it is 0 degrees |
The 2 hemispheres that latitude divides | northern and southern |
minimum degrees for latitude | 0 degrees |
maximum degrees for north or south pole | 90 degrees |
longitude | vertical lines that measure degrees east and degrees west (lines are curved) |
The refernce line for longitude | prime meridian |
2 hemispheres that longitude divides | eastern hemisphere and western hemisphere |
minimum degrees for the prime | 0 degrees |
maximum degree for longitude | 180 degrees |