Parallels, also called lines of Latitude, measure the distance (in degrees) either North or south of the equator.
90 Degrees N = North Pole
0 Degrees = Equator
90 Degrees S = South Pole
Parallels on a globe are lines of Latitude that measure degrees North or South from the Equator.
Lines of Longitude are NOT parallel, because they converge at the poles. They are widest at the equator and closest toward the poles.
Every parallel of latitude is equally important, but there are five of them that have some physical significance beyond being a specific number.
The equator, at latitude zero, is the midpoint of the Earth as defined by its axis of rotation.
Because the Earth's axis of rotation is "tilted" compared to the ecliptic (the ecliptic is the plane of Earth's orbital path around the Sun), the Sun's apparent position in the sky can vary north or south of the equator by 23 degrees 26 minutes and a few seconds, and this can vary a few seconds each year. The lines of latitude that represent the farthest northward and southward path of the Sun are called the Tropic of Cancer (north) and the Tropic of Capricorn (south).
Similar parallels of latitude that represent the locations where the Sun is just at the horizon at midnight and noon. These are the Arctic Circle (north) and the Antarctic Circle (south) at 66 degrees 34 minutes north and south respectively.
Name the two meridians east of the meridian on this map.
Horizontal lines on a map or globe that show the distance north or south of the Equator.
Parallels are two lines that have the exact same slope. For example, the graphs of y=x and y=x+1 are parallel lines.
The Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle.
Parellels are lines of latitude. These start at the south pole and go all the way up to the north pole. Each one degree cover 60 nautical miles.
Parallel lines remain equal distance apart and never intersect each other.
Meridians of longitude; parallels of latitude. Remember that meridians are all the same length (20,000 km) and that they meet at the poles. Parallels are, well, parallel, and are different lengths, the longest being 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.
Lines of longitude are often called "meridians", but never "parallels". "Parallels" are lines of constant latitude.
Meridians of constant longitude cross parallels of constant latitude. Parallels of constant latitude cross meridians of constant longitude. At each intersection of a meridian and a parallel, the lines are perpendicular (form 90° angles).
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Parallels and meridians.
Meridians of longitude; parallels of latitude. Remember that meridians are all the same length (20,000 km) and that they meet at the poles. Parallels are, well, parallel, and are different lengths, the longest being the Equator.
latitude longitudes are known as meridians
Parallels and meridians, respectively.
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.
Lines of longitude are often called "meridians", but never "parallels". "Parallels" are lines of constant latitude.
Meridians of constant longitude cross parallels of constant latitude. Parallels of constant latitude cross meridians of constant longitude. At each intersection of a meridian and a parallel, the lines are perpendicular (form 90° angles).
Well i believe the answer your looking for is the axis. or it can be parallels of latitude or parallels of longitude or maybe meridians latitude maybe meridians of longitude you pick lol did i say tht
Longitude is the best term, but sometimes meridian is used. The line of longitude at zero degrees is the Prime Meridian.
You mean latitude and longitude?
Yes, latitude and longitude are also referred to as geographic coordinates.
Meridians of longitude run from pole to pole Parallels of latitude run east-west