( ( Latitude lines ) ( ( ( ( run ( ( east and ) west ) ) and ) ( ( measure ( ( the distance ) ( in ( degrees ( ( north or ) south ) ) ) ) ) ( from ( ( the equator ) ( -LRB- ( ( 0 latitude ) -RRB- ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (JJ Latitude) (NNS lines)) (VP (VP (VB run) (ADVP (RB east) (CC and) (RB west))) (CC and) (VP (VB measure) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN distance)) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (NNS degrees)) (ADVP (RB north) (CC or) (RB south))))) (PP (IN from) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN equator)) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-) (NP (CD 0) (NN latitude)) (-RRB- -RRB-)))))) (. .)))
Latitude lines run east and west and measure the distance in degrees north or south from the equator (0 latitude).
(ROOT (S (NP (NNP Latitude)) (VP (VBZ is) (VP (VBN used) (PP (TO to) (NP (NN measure))) (, ,) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (NNS degrees)) (, ,) (NP (NP (DT the) (NN distance)) (ADVP (RB north) (CC or) (RB south)) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (NN equater)))))))) (. .)))