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What are the lines from north to south called?
The lines run east-west are known as lines of latitude. The lines running north-south are known as lines of longitude.
What is the imaginary line that goes North and South?
equator: an imaginary line that circles the globe half way between the North and South Poles. It is the zero degrees latitude.
What imaginary line goes North and south?
Meridians. Imaginary lines that run north and south on a map from pole to pole. Meridians express degrees of longitude, or how far a place is away from the prime meridian.
What is the imaginary line running North and south on the Earth?
The equator
The equator is an imaginary line drawn right around Earth’s middle, like a belt. It divides Earth into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere.
Is the imaginary line passing through the Centre of the Earth?
1. axis – an imaginary line that goes through Earth’s center. The Earth’s axis passes through the North Pole, the center of Earth, and the South Pole.
Are there imaginary lines that go through the north and South Poles?
There are a number of imaginary lines that go through the North and South Poles one way or another. The Earth’s axis passes through the centre of the Earth and is the point about which the Earth rotates. The north and south extremities of the axis are the North and South Poles.
What is the imaginary line that goes around the Earth called?
Longitude is measured by imaginary lines that run around the Earth vertically (up and down) and meet at the North and South Poles. These lines are known as meridians.
Which is an imaginary line perpendicular to the equator?
The Equator is an imaginary line perpendicular to this axis. It is equidistant from the North and South Poles, and divides the globe into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere.
What are the vertical lines that run north and South called?
The vertical lines running north-south, join the two poles. They are called the meridians of longitude. They are spaced farthest apart at the equator and converge at a point at each pole.