GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -Lines of latitude, also called parallels, are imaginary lines that divide the Earth. They run east to west, but measure your distance north or south. The equator is the most well known parallel. At 0 degrees latitude, it equally divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern hemispheres.

Detailed explanation-2: -Latitude coordinates measure distance north and south from the equator. Longitude coordinates measure distance east and west from the prime meridian.

Detailed explanation-3: -To measure longitude east or west of the Prime Meridian, there are 180 vertical longitude lines east of the Prime Meridian and 180 vertical longitude lines west of the Prime Meridian, so longitude locations are given as degrees east or degrees west.