Question

Describe why 1 Degree of latitude is equal to 111 km throughout whereas 1 Degree of longitude in terms of distance varies

Answer 1

1 degree latitude is equal to 111 km equal throughout because latitude are parrallel to eachother whereas 1 degree longitude is equal to 111 km but the distance between two longitude is keep decreasing traveling toward poles

Answer 2

The range of the Equator is equivalent to the perimeter of the Earth that is 40, 077 km. Since the Equator is a large circle and the perimeter of a circle is equals to 3600, 10 angular length is roughly equal to 111 km. In simple terms, all the lines of longitude converge at the north and south poles. However, this is not the case with the lines of the latitude, since these lines are notably apart at the equator, where 1 degree of the latitude is equal to 111 km.