Question

Why do you think we have marked the 0 degree on the prime Meridian and 0 degree on the Equator?

Answer 1

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Explanation:

The equator is an important line on the earth's surface. It marks the line above which the sun is directly overhead on the March and September equinoxes. The prime meridian, being an imaginary line, created by people to mark zero degrees longitude, could have been located anywhere.

Answer 2

Answer:

Zero degrees latitude is the line designating the Equator and divides the Earth into two equal hemispheres (north and south). ... Zero degrees longitude is an imaginary line known as the Prime Meridian. The Prime Meridian divides the world into the eastern and western hemispheres.