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What is the imaginary line on the globe that goes from left to right?
Latitude lines are the ones which are parallel to each other, with 0º being the Equator Longitude are the ones which radiate out from the poles and which get wider as they approach the Equator. 0º runs through Greenwich, near London.
Which imaginary line the equator or the prime merdian runs all the way around the earth?
No. These are called lines of longitude or meridians, one of which is the Prime Meridian running through Grenwich, England (and other places, of course), considered to be 0º longitude, thereby marking the beginning point for all other lines of longitude.The equator, on the other hand, is an imaginary line circumnavigating (running around) the globe at a point halfway between the two poles - in other words, it is crossed by the meridians at right angles.The equator, therefore is a line of latitude from which the degrees north and south of all other lines of latitude are measured. The equator is 0º latitude.
What is imaginary parallel lines that run across the earth called?
Imaginary parallel lines that run across the Earth are called latitudes. These lines are measured in degrees north or south of the equator, with the equator itself being 0 degrees latitude.
Do all of the parallels and meridians cross each other at right angles on both the globe and the Mercator?
On a globe, parallels and meridians meet at right angles only at the equator and the poles. On a Mercator projection map, all meridians intersect the equator at right angles, while parallels intersect meridians at right angles throughout the map.
South latitude lines on a globe?
South latitude lines are imaginary lines on a globe that represent the locations south of the Equator. They are measured in degrees ranging from 0° at the Equator to 90°S at the South Pole. These lines help determine the location of places in the southern hemisphere.
