Question

Differentiate between longitude and lattitude​

Answer 1

Answer:

• Latitude are imaginary lines drawn on north and south directions along the equator while longitude runs east and west directions along the equator.

Explanation:

• Both latitudes and longitude are imaginary lines drawn on the globe for determining various factors like date and time, directions, etc. Together they form a grid pattern around the globe.

• Latitudes runs along the north and south directions of the equator. Equator itself is a 0° latitude.

• Longitude runs alongside east and west directions.

• The latitude varies from 0° to 90°, while longitude varies from 0° to 180°.

• The 0° latitude is called as equator, while 0° longitude is called as Prime Meridian which crosses from London.

Answer 2

Difference between Latitude and Longitude

Explanation:

Latitudes are the parallel imaginary lines that run from east to west parallel to the equator.Whereas,longitudes are non-parallel imaginary lines that run from north to south .

• Latitudes ranges from 0°-90°North and South.Whereas,longitudes range from 0°-180° East and West.
• There are 180  latitudes whereas,there are 360 longitudes.
• Latitudes are used to classify temperature zones whereas, longitudes are used to classify the Time Zones.
• All the regions lying on the same latitude may or may not fall in the same time zone.Whereas,all the regions lying on the same longitude always fall in the same time zone.
• All the regions lying on the same latitude always lie in the same hemisphere.Whereas,all the regions lying on the same longitude may or may not lie in the same hemisphere.