Question

What is the importance of equator and prime meridian?

Answer 1

Answer:

Equator's importance :-

1. it divides the earth in two hemispheres i.e. northern and southern hemisphere.

2. it is a reference line for measuring distance of a place to the north and the south.

3. Equator is taken as 0 ° latitude.

Prime meridian importance:-

1. it is a reference line for measuring distance east or west.

2. it joins the north and the south pole of the earth.

3. it is a line which divide the world into two hemispheres .

Answer 2

Answer:

Explanation:

Equator:-

The Equator separates the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. The Equator is at 0° latitude.

Prime Meridian

The Prime Meridian separates the Eastern and Western Hemispheres. The Prime Meridian runs through Greenwich, England and is at 0° longitude.