( ( ( latitude -- ) ( ( ( ( distance ( on ( the Earth ) ) ) ( -LRB- ( ( measured ( in degrees ) ) -RRB- ) ) ) ( ( north or ) south ) ) ( of ( the equator ) ) ) ) . )
(ROOT (NP (NP (NN latitude)) (: --) (NP (NP (NP (NP (NP (NN distance)) (PP (IN on) (NP (DT the) (NN Earth)))) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-) (VP (VBN measured) (PP (IN in) (NP (NNS degrees)))) (-RRB- -RRB-))) (ADVP (RB north) (CC or) (RB south))) (PP (IN of) (NP (DT the) (NN equator)))) (. .)))
latitude -- distance on the Earth (measured in degrees) north or south of the equator.
(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)))))))) (. .)))