Fill it in to show differences between latitude and longitude
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Direction of lines:-
Latitude....
The direction is expressed as north, south, east, or west, or some gradation between them.
Name of 0° line:-
Latitude....
Zero degrees (0°) latitude is the equator .
Longitude.....
Zero degrees longitude (0°) is called the prime meridian.
Position of 0°:-
Latitude....
Zero degrees latitude is the line designating the Equator and divides the Earth into two equal hemispheres (north and south).
Longitude.....
Zero degrees longitude is an imaginary line known as the Prime Meridian.
Total number of degrees:-
Latitude......
180°
Longitude....
360°
Angle measured:-
Latitude and longitude.......
Both longitude and latitude are angles measured with the center of the earth as an origin. A longitude is an angle from the prime merdian, measured to the east (longitudes to the west are negative). Latitudes measure an angle up from the equator (latitudes to the south are negative).
Distance between lines:-
Latitude....
About 69 miles.
Longitude.....
About 60 nautical miles at the equator.