Question

Ch 2
Latitudes and longitude
Explain the following terms
Equator ​

Answer 1

Answer:

equator is an imaginary line drawn at the centre of the earth which devides earth into 2 equal parts :

- northern hemisphere

- sourthern hemisphere

Answer 2

Answer:

• Latitude is a measurement on a globe or map of location north or south of the Equator. ... Given in degrees, minutes, and seconds, geocentric latitude is the arc subtended by an angle at Earth's centre and measured in a north-south plane poleward from the Equator.

• Longitude is the measurement east or west of the prime meridian. Longitude is measured by imaginary lines that run around the Earth vertically (up and down) and meet at the North and South Poles. These lines are known as meridians. Each meridian measures one arcdegree of longitude

• An equator is an imaginary line around the middle of a planet or other celestial body. It is halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole, at 0 degrees latitude. An equator divides the planet into a Northern Hemisphere and a Southern Hemisphere. The Earth is widest at its Equator

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