Which direction do lines of latitude run on maps and globes?

Answer 1

The lines of latitude tell the angle between a place and the Equator - the

imaginary line which runs east/west around the globe - at right angles to the

line connecting the north and south poles.

All lines of latitude are parallel to the Equator, and so they also run east/west

or west/east.

An easy way to remember the difference between latitude and longitude is

longitude has the word long in it. they go north and south or you may say up

and down and seem longer than the latitude lines which go left and right or

east and west. i dont think the lines actually are longer but they appear to be.

so think of it as longitude longer up and down. latitude the opposite, shorter,

left and right.

The lines of latitude on maps and globes 'run' in the same direction that

the marks on a ruler do.

Answer 2

Lines of latitude run horizontally on maps and globes. They are parallel to the equator and are used to measure distances north or south of the equator.

Answer 3

north and west

Answer 4

Geographic coordinate system.