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latitude runs East to west. Longitude runs north to south.

In other words, the lines of latitude are measured in degrees north and south of the equator and lines of longitude are measured in degrees east and west of the prime meridian.

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Latitude is a north/south measurement. Lines of constant latitude

are drawn east/west.

Longitude is an east/west measurement. Lines of constant longitude

are drawn north/south.

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Lines of latitude can run both from east to west or west to east because the Earth is round and there is no designated start point for lines of latitude.

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Latitude is the angle measured from the equator

north or south to the place you're interested in.

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Latitude is measured north and south from the Equator.

Any line composed of many points with the same latitude is an east/west line.

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Lines of latitude run east-west.

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Do you of latitude go from north to south or from east to west?

north or south. longitude is east or west.


In which directions does a parallel or line of latitude run?

Latitude runs East & West - horizontal lines.Remember this:Longitude is "longitude" ("long" North & South)Latitude is "flatitude"("flat" East & West)


Is latitude form north and south?

Lines of latitude run east-west and measure north-south.


Is latitude from east to west?

Lines of latitude run from east to west and measure the degrees north or south of the equator.


Is longitude north to south?

yes longitude is North to South and latitude is east to west.


Which is the Latitude and which the Longitude?

The one that measures the angle from the equator and is tagged 'north' or 'south' is the latitude. The one that measures the angle from the Prime Meridian and is tagged 'east' or 'west' is the longitude.


Do lines of latitude run north to south?

no, east to west


In what direction do the latitude lines run?

longitude goes from north to south =]and a way to remember latitude [ i read it from yahoo answers x3 ]latty fatty because latitude goes around the earth and usually if u can remember thatyou can remember that longitude goes from the north and south poles :Di hope i helped :P i somtimes dont make sense xD


What is the rule of Latitude?

Longitude runs north and south, latitude runs west to east.


What is the latitude run?

Lines of latitude run east-west and measure north-south.


Is latitude up and down?

Lines of latitude circle the Earth in an east-west fashion. so no


Which line runs east to west?

Lines of Latitude run East to West but they measure Degrees North or South from the Equator.