how do we number parallels and meridains on a globe
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Meridians are another name for lines of longitude. These lines are drawn on maps and globes so that people can locate places. Meridians are lines that run from the North Pole to the South Pole. Meridians are not parallel. They converge or come together at the Poles. They number from the Prime Meridian (line 0) to 180W and from the Prime Meridian to 180E.
Parallels are another name for lines of latitude. You will see that these lines do not converge, or come together, anywhere on the globe. We call these parallels because they are always an equal distance apart. The first parallel is the equator. It is latitude 0. Latitude measures distance north and south from the Equator. Parallels are lines that circle the globe.
Parallels are another name for lines of latitude. You will see that these lines do not converge, or come together, anywhere on the globe. We call these parallels because they are always an equal distance apart. The first parallel is the equator. It is latitude 0. Latitude measures distance north and south from the Equator. Parallels are lines that circle the globe.
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Answer: We start from the Equator and mark it as 0° latitude as it divides the Earth into two hemispheres.
We mark the other parallels from 0° to 90°alongwith N (North) or S(South), according to their location.
The North Pole is written as 90° N. The South Pole is written as 90° S. Parallels are drawn at intervals of one degree.
There are 90 parallels in the Northern Hemisphere and 90 in the Southern Hemisphere. Therefore, there are 181 parallels in all including the Equator
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