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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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Latitude lines run east to west and measure distance north or south of the equator.

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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?

Latitude lines go from east to west as they measure the distance north or south of the equator._longitude lines run from north to south and measure the distance east or west of the Prime Meridian.


Is latitude from east to west?

No, latitude measures north to south distance from the equator. East to west distance is measured by longitude.


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 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


What is the latitude run?

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


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


In which direction does latitude measure?

east and west and longitude is north to south


What are the examples of conjunction?

latitude and longitude, North, South, East, and West


Latitude is the east and west from the prime meridian?

No. Latitude is an angle measured north or south of the equator.


What does lines of latitude run?

latitude runs North and South and longitude runs East to West