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lines of longitude

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Maps in an atlas usually have lines of latitude and longitude printed on them. Latitude and longitude are lines on a map used to help us find the exact location of place.

LATITUDE: Lines of latitude are imaginary lines drawn around the Earth from east to west . Each line runs parallel to the others and is measured in degrees. These lines are called parallels of latitude because they run parallel to each other. The most important line of latitude is the Equator. The Equator divies the Earth into two halves: the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere.

LONGITUDE: Lines of longitude are imaginary lines which run in a north-south direction from the North Pole to the South Pole. The lines are also called meridians of longitude adn they are also measured in degrees. The most important line of longitude is the Greenwich, of Prime Meridian. This line runs through the Greenwich Observatory in London. All the other lines of longitude are given a number between 0 degrees and 180 degrees. The Earth is divided into two halves along the Greenwich Meridian: the Western Hemisphere and the Eastern Hemisphere.....