Why the latitudes and longitude are expressed in angle
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Explanation:Longitude and latitude are expressed in this way because the Earth is a sphere. Any line drawn around the Earth, then, is a circle. ... Thus, latitudes and longitudes are expressed in terms of degrees because degrees are parts of circles and lines ru
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There are 360 degrees in a circle. Longitude and latitude are expressed in this way because the Earth is a sphere. Any line drawn around the Earth, then, is a circle. ... Thus, latitudes and longitudes are expressed in terms of degrees because degrees are parts of circles and lines running around the Earth are circles.
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