How are parallels and Meridian numbered on a globe
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How are parallels and Meridian numbered on a globe?
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- Parallels are numbered from the equator to the poles in degrees from 0º to 90º. ... Meridians are numbered in degrees from 0º to 180º, east and west of the Greenwich meridian.
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Meridians enable us to measure longitude. Longitude is the distance between any point on the Earth and the Greenwich meridian.
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Parallels and Meridian numbered on a globe
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Parallels numbered on a globe:
We number the parallels on the globe by starting from equator , which is at 0°. The lines of the latitudes to the north of equator is given 1° to N to 90° N , and similarly to the south equator .
Meridian numbered on a globe
Meridians of longitude are imaginary half-circles running from the North Pole to the South Pole. By international agreement, the 0˚ meridian (also called the prime meridian) is drawn through Greenwich, England. Meridians are numbered east and west from the prime meridian
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