Question

write any two important features of longitude and latitude​

Answer 1

Answer:

Characteristics of Longitudes

1 = Each meridian is half of a great circle.

2 = They run in a true north-south direction from. connecting the North and South Poles.

3 = They are spaced farthest apart at the equator but. converges at the poles.

4 = Meridians help us to determine standard time.

Answer 2

Latitudes :-

Latitude is the angular distance of a place north or south of the Equator.

Latitude is the angular distance of a place north or south of the Equator.There are 180 parallels of latitudes apart from the Equator.

Latitude is the angular distance of a place north or south of the Equator.There are 180 parallels of latitudes apart from the Equator.Each parallel of latitude is a circle.

Latitude is the angular distance of a place north or south of the Equator.There are 180 parallels of latitudes apart from the Equator.Each parallel of latitude is a circle.Only the Equator is a Great Circle, all the rest of the latitudes are Small Circles.

Longitudes :-

It locates a place on globe by making grids.

It locates a place on globe by making grids. It tells us about the climatic conditions of a place. It divides the whole earth in small parts. It is used while setting the time zone of a place. It is used to find the time of any place. It is extremely important for GPS. It provides means for sailors to navigate to new continents.