Question

what are lines of latitude and longitude

Answer 1

latitude is an imaginary line running north to south of the equator ... latitude is defined with respect to an equatorial reference plane...latitudes are also called parallels of latitude

longitude in an imaginary line running east or west of the Greenwich meridian...longitudes are also called meridians of longitude

Answer 2

Semicircles joining the North Pole and the South Pole are called lines of longitude or meridians.The lines of longitude are in vertical shape.

The latitude are an imaginary lines that run parallel to the equator.The lines of latitude are in horizontal shape.