Question

how are the parallels numbered on a globe?

Answer 1

Imagine that 180 equally spaced, parallel circles are painted on the earth. The N-S axis of the earth runs right through the center of each circle. The further the circles are from the poles, the larger they are. The two circles that are right at the poles are so small they are actually just points. All these circles are called PARALLELS or LINES OF LATITUDE"The largest circle, the one equally distant from each of the poles, is called the equator. It is called 'zero' degrees latitude. The other lines of latitude are numbered from 0 to 90 degrees going towards each of the poles. The ones going from the equator towards the North Pole are 'north' latitude, and each of the numbers is followed by the letter 'N'. The ones going the other way, from the equator towards the South Pole are 'south' latitude, and each of the numbers is followed by the letter 'S'. The equator (zero latitude) is the only one without any letter following the number! Notice that the poles are 90 N and 90 S.

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Answer 2

Explanation:

We start from the Equator and mark it as 0 degree latitude.We mark the other parallels from 0 degree to 90 degree.Apart from there value, the parallels are also marked N (North) or S (South), according to their location.The North Pole is written as 90 degree N.The South Pole is written as 90 degree S.Parallels are drawn at intervals of one degree. There are 90 parallels in the Northern Hemisphere and 90 parallels in the Southern Hemisphere. Therefore, there are 181 parallels in all, including the Equator.