Latitude and Longitude

Between which numbers are the lines of longitude given?

0 and 180 degrees

What is the most important line of longitude and where does it sit?

Greenwich or Prime Meridian 0 degrees.

What are the lines of longitude called? How are they measured?

They are called Meridians of longitude, and they are measured in degrees.

How are lines of latitude written? What are they measured in?

They are written using the letters N(north) or S(south), and are measured in degrees.

Where does the Greenwich/Prime Meridian line run through?

This line runs through the Greenwich Observatory in London.

Define Latitude

Lines of latitude are imaginary lines drawn around the Earth in an east-west direction.

Define longitude

Lines of longitude are imaginary lines that run in a north-south direction from the North Pole to the South Pole.

What is the most important line of latitude and where does it sit?

The equator 0 degrees.

What are lines of latitude called. Why?

These lines are called parallels of latitude because they run parallel to each other.