Question

Earths latitude is which ? (horizontal or vertical )

Answer 1

Answer:

Latitude is the measurement of distance north or south of the Equator. It is measured with 180 imaginary lines that form circles around the Earth east-west, parallel to the Equator. These lines are known as parallels. A circle of latitude is an imaginary ring linking all points sharing a parallel.

Answer 2

One measures the distance from the equator,one measures the distance from the equator,the other from the Prime Meridian. This illustration of earth is overlaid with a grid of latitude and longitude. The horizontal lines are latitude and the vertical lines are longitude.