SSC MTS EXAM

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.

Detailed explanation-2: -Lines of Latitude are referred to as Parallels of Latitude, because all of these lines are parallel to each other. The latitude which most people are familiar with is the equator. This is 0 degrees latitude and it divides the world into the Northern and Southern hemispheres.