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Q.1 Why are lines of longitude called meridians of longitude and lines of latitude called parallels of latitude?
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Answer 1

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Longitudes are known as meridians because in Geographical sense, meridians are great circles which are not parallel to each other but intersect each other at the North and the South Poles. ... All longitudes are great circles which meet at the Poles.

Answer 2

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Lines of Latitude are called parallels because the lines parallel, or run in the same direction as the equator. ... Lines of Longitude intersect the equator at right angles but end at the North and the South Poles. Lines of Longitude are also called meridians. Meridian comes from a Latin word that means midday.

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