Question

Why are latitude and longitudes important?

Answer 1

Latitudes and Longitudes play a very important role. These imaginary lines help us to locate any place on the earth very accurately. GPS is also an application of these lines.

Answer 2

Answer:

LATITUDE :

Latitude lines circle the globe in an east-west direction.

• Latitude measures how far north or south a point lies from the

equator. (Latitude lines are also called parallels, as

they are parallel to the equator.)

• The equator is at 0° latitude and separates Earth’s

Northern and Southern hemispheres.

• Locations north of the equator have latitudes

between 0° (the equator) and 90° N (the North Pole).

• Locations south of the equator have latitudes

between 0° (the equator) and 90° S (the South Pole).

LONGITUDE :

• Longitude lines run from the North Pole to the South

Pole.

• Longitude measures how far east or west a point on

Earth lies from the prime meridian. (Longitude lines

are also called meridians.)

• The prime meridian, the line of longitude that

passes through Greenwich, England, is the 0°

longitude line.

• Longitude values to the east of the prime meridian

can be specified by 0° to 180° E or by positive values

0° to +180°.

• Longitude values to the west of the prime meridian

can be specified by 0° to 180° W or by negative values 0° to -180°.

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