What's New Study the images on the right that describes the longitude lines in the globe to answer the questions below. Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.
1. Are the lines of longitude parallel from each other?
----> Lines of Longitude are referred to as Meridians of Longitude. These lines are not parallel to each other. They come closer and closer to each other as they approach the north and south poles, where they all meet.
2. Does it form circles at the poles?
----> The Equator is at 0°, and the North Pole and South Pole are at 90° north and 90° south, respectively. The Equator is the longest circle of latitude and is the only circle of latitude which also is a great circle.
3. Do the lines of latitude meet or not?
----> No because equal distance apart never meet.
4. In general, describe the lines of latitude?
----> Latitude is the measurement of distance north or south of the Equator. It is measured with 180 imaginary lines that form circles around the Earth east-west, parallel to the Equator. These lines are known as parallels. A circle of latitude is an imaginary ring linking all points sharing a parallel.
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1. Are the lines of longitude parallel from each other?
----> Lines of Longitude are referred to as Meridians of Longitude. These lines are not parallel to each other. They come closer and closer to each other as they approach the north and south poles, where they all meet.
2. Does it form circles at the poles?
----> The Equator is at 0°, and the North Pole and South Pole are at 90° north and 90° south, respectively. The Equator is the longest circle of latitude and is the only circle of latitude which also is a great circle.
3. Do the lines of latitude meet or not?
----> No because equal distance apart never meet.
4. In general, describe the lines of latitude?
----> Latitude is the measurement of distance north or south of the Equator. It is measured with 180 imaginary lines that form circles around the Earth east-west, parallel to the Equator. These lines are known as parallels. A circle of latitude is an imaginary ring linking all points sharing a parallel.
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