Question

Lines of latitude above the equator are which direction?

Answer 1

Answer:

Lines of latitude (parallels) run east-west around the globe and are used to measure distances NORTH and SOUTH of the equator. Longitude measures the number of degrees EAST or WEST of the Prime Meridian which runs through Greenwich, England.

Answer 2

Answer:

it divide earth into its southern and northern hemisphere. and starts measure distance in egress of North and South of the equator.