AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Latitude is the measurement of distance north or south of the Equator. It is measured with 180 imaginary lines that form circles around Earth east-west, parallel to the Equator.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hemisphere – one half of the planet Page 30 Latitude – horizontal lines on a map that run east and west. They measure north and south of the equator. Longitude – the vertical lines on a map that run north and south. They measure east and west of the Prime Meridian.

Detailed explanation-3: -Latitudes are horizontal lines that measure distance north or south of the equator. Longitudes are vertical lines that measure east or west of the meridian in Greenwich, England.

Detailed explanation-4: -Lines of latitude run North-South, while lines of longitude run East-West.

Detailed explanation-5: -Horizontal mapping lines on Earth are lines of latitude. They are known as “parallels” of latitude, because they run parallel to the equator.