Question

How can we locate place on the earth surface?answer in long way​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Of course, the Earth is round, so its grid differs from a normal xy-coordinate system, but the concept is the same. We are able to locate points on the Earth's surface using the latitude and longitude of the point, and these are determined by the grid. Let's discuss these two concepts so this can all become more familiar.

Latitude and Longitude

Latitude is a point's angular distance from the Equator, where the Equator is an imaginary line that is exactly halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole and runs around the circumference of the Earth. Latitudinal lines are the horizontal lines of the Earth's grid that are parallel to the equator. They are measured in degrees from 0 to 90 degrees north or south of the equator. Points that lie above the Equator are given in degrees north, and points that lie below the Equator are given in degrees south.

Longitude is the angular distance of a point from the Prime Meridian, where the Prime Meridian is an imaginary line that runs perpendicular to the Equator from the North Pole to the South Pole and passes through Greenwich England. Longitudinal lines, also called meridians, differ from latitudinal lines in that they do not run parallel to the Prime Meridian. Rather, they are half circles with a radius equal to the Earth's radius (approximately 3960 miles), running from the North Pole to the South Pole. They are measured in degrees from 0 to 180 degrees east or west of the Prime Meridian. Points to the east of the Prime Meridian are given in degrees east, and points to the west of the Prime Meridian are given in degrees west.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Latitudinal lines and longitudinal lines make up a grid on the Earth's surface that allows us to locate points. Latitudinal lines run around the Earth and are parallel to the Equator. Longitudinal lines, also called meridians, are half circles that run from the North Pole to the South Pole.