Longitude is a measure of how far east or west it is from the Prime Meridian Whilst lines (or parallels) of latitude all run parallel to the Equator, lines (or meridians) of longitude all converge Latitude is North South ( up and down !Latitude lines run east to west, but they actually give us a location that is a certain number of degrees north or south of the equator If you were 50 degrees north of the equator, your latitude would be 50° N
Review 1 Latitude And Longitude And Time Zones
