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Why do lines of latitude decrease in size as they move towards the poles?
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∙ 8y ago
Because the parallels of latitude are imaginary lines drawn on the Earth's surface, and, you may have noticed, cross sections of the Earth itself decrease in diameter as the cutting plane moves toward the poles.
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Do lines of latitude shorten towards the poles?
Yes because latitude goes from west to east, while longitude goes from north to south.
Why does the distance between 1 degree longitude decrease from the equator towards the poles?
Lines of latitude are shorter as you approach the poles. Imagine a spherical loaf of bread cut into slices. For each slice, the crust is like a line of latitude.
Why does the length of a parallel decrease toward the poles?
You may be thinking of the distance between lines of longitude. The length of the lines of latitude decrease because the Earth is round, so the length of the line is shorter at the poles than it is at the Equator. The distance between the lines of longitude is shorter as you move toward the poles, again, because the Earth is round. All lines of longitude are the same length.
Which lines meet at the poles latitude or longitude?
longitude
Is it true that the lines of latitude called meridians never touch?
Not quite. Lines of latitude are called parallels, and they never touch each other. The meridians are lines of longitude, and all of them converge at the poles.
Do lines of latitude shorten towards the poles?
Yes because latitude goes from west to east, while longitude goes from north to south.
Why does the distance between 1 degree longitude decrease from the equator towards the poles?
Lines of latitude are shorter as you approach the poles. Imagine a spherical loaf of bread cut into slices. For each slice, the crust is like a line of latitude.
Why does the length of the parallel decreases towards the pole?
You may be thinking of the distance between lines of longitude. The length of the lines of latitude decrease because the Earth is round, so the length of the line is shorter at the poles than it is at the Equator. The distance between the lines of longitude is shorter as you move toward the poles, again, because the Earth is round. All lines of longitude are the same length.
Are lines of latitude perpendicular parallel or intersecting?
Lines of latitude are horizontal and run parallel to the poles
Why does the length of a parallel decrease toward the poles?
You may be thinking of the distance between lines of longitude. The length of the lines of latitude decrease because the Earth is round, so the length of the line is shorter at the poles than it is at the Equator. The distance between the lines of longitude is shorter as you move toward the poles, again, because the Earth is round. All lines of longitude are the same length.
Which lines meet at the poles latitude or longitude?
longitude
What lines measure the distances from either side of equator to the poles?
Latitude lines
Is it true that the lines of latitude called meridians never touch?
Not quite. Lines of latitude are called parallels, and they never touch each other. The meridians are lines of longitude, and all of them converge at the poles.
What is the names of the lines that pass through the poles?
longitude and latitude
Do lines of latitude divide the globe into things called poles?
No they do not
Where the lines of latitude meet?
At the North and South Poles of the Earth.
What lines measure diatances from either side of the equator to the poles?
Lines of Latitude, i think:)
