What is the difference between latitute and longtitude?

Answer 1

latitude is the measurement of division of the world in parallel lines to the equator
longitude is the measurement of division of the world pole to pole

Answer 2

Latitude is the horizontal lines going around the
earth every 15 degrees.
Longitude is the vertical lines going around the earth every 15 degrees.
There are 24 of each as in time zones-totaling
360 degrees. i.e. (a circle)
The day starts at the International Date Line.
The Prime Meridian runs approximately through
London, England. (Greenwich Mean Time)
If it is noon on the East coast, it will be 9.am.
on the West coast, because of the 90 degree difference. You can find any city by giving its Latitude and Longitude. If a person is lost, you use a GPS (global positioning satellite) moniter to find them.

Answer 3

Latitude lines are parallel to the equator-east to west. I always think of " lateral" lines which come from the sides. Longitude lines are those which meet at the poles go north to south. This is easy to remember if you think of the word "long" which is found in the word longitude.

Answer 4

Latitute lines run east and west and are parallel across the eath's surface and think of Longitute lines as lines that strech from north pole to south pole (LONGitute)

Answer 5

Latitude lines run east and west and are parallel across the earth's surface. longitude that stretch from the North Pole to the South Pole.

Answer 6

Latitude=North to South
Longitude=West to East

Answer 7

latitude measures north and south. longitude measures east and west. longitude are the lines that run from the north pole to the south pole. Latitude are the lateral lines, like the equator

Answer 8

Latitude tells position North & South, longitude tells position East & West. Combined together they can give you an exact point.

Answer 9

Latitude is the equator. West and East.
Longitude is South and North.


Think about how long it takes to go from the North to South Poles

And LADtitude is LADder. (Sideways)

Answer 10

latitute - is the line from left to right
longtitude - is up and down