Question

What is a prime meridian ? Difference between latitude & longitiude

Answer 1

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Prime Meridian :-

The prime meridian is the line of 0° longitude, the starting point for measuring distance both east and west around the Earth. The prime meridian is arbitrary, meaning it could be chosen to be anywhere.

Latitude :-

LongitudeIt is known as parallels.

The length of the lines are different.

It classifies heat zonesIt classifies time zones.

There are 180 latitude lines.

Longitude :-

It is known as meridians.

The length of the lines are the same.

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Answer 2

Answer:

prime meridian= 0 of longitude

Explanation:

Latitude

• It is known as parallels
• The length of the lines are different
• Latitude implies the geographic coordinates that determine the distance of a point, north-south of the equator
• There are 180 latitude lines
• It classifies heat zones

Longitude

• It is known as meridians
• The length of the lines are the same
• It classifies time zones
• There are 360 longitude lines
• Longitude alludes to the geographic coordinate, which identifies the distance of a point, east-west of the Prime Meridian.