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: -: a great circle of the earth or a celestial body that is everywhere equally distant from the two poles and divides the surface into the northern and southern hemispheres. 3. : a circle or circular band dividing the surface of a body into two usually equal and symmetrical parts. : equatorial plane.

Detailed explanation-3: -Latitude and longitude are a pair of numbers (coordinates) used to describe a position on the plane of a geographic coordinate system. The numbers are in decimal degrees format and range from-90 to 90 for latitude and-180 to 180 for longitude. For example, Washington DC has a latitude 38.8951 and longitude-77.0364 .