ravi from india
2007-07-30 00:03:37 · 5 answers · asked by ravi 3 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
Latitude of a location is the distance to the Equator measured as an angle. The Equator has latitude 0 degrees, and each pole has latitude 90 degrees.
The angle can be visualised like this. Draw a line that connects your location to the centre of the Earth. Draw another line from the centre of the Earth to the point in the Equator that is nearest to your location. The angle between those two lines is the latitude of your location.
2007-07-30 00:13:37 · answer #1 · answered by Diego 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it is the location of a place on Earth north or south of the equator. lnes of Latitude are the horizontal lines shown running east-to-west on maps. Latitude is an angular measurement in degrees (marked with °) ranging from 0° at the Equator (low latitude) to 90° at the poles (90° N for the North Pole or 90° S for the South the latitute increases when you go far from equtar.
2007-07-30 07:12:37 · answer #2 · answered by himmat 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Latitude is used to express how far north or south you are, relative to the equator. If you are on the equator your latitude is zero. If you are near the north pole your latitude is nearly 90 degrees north. If you are near the south pole your latitude is almost 90 degrees south.
2007-07-30 07:08:05 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The distance, measured in degrees, north or south of the equator.
2007-07-30 10:06:48 · answer #4 · answered by John V 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One of the two imaginary values required to locate a place on the earth's surface.
2007-07-30 09:09:12 · answer #5 · answered by Arasan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋