( ( Parallels ( of latitude ) ) ( ( are ( ( ( ( ( measured ( in degrees ) ) ( ( north or ) south ) ) ( from ( the equator ) ) ) , ) ( from ( ( 0 degrees ) ( to ( ( 90 degrees ) ( at ( each pole ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (NP (NNS Parallels)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN latitude)))) (VP (VBP are) (VP (VBN measured) (PP (IN in) (NP (NNS degrees))) (ADVP (RB north) (CC or) (RB south)) (PP (IN from) (NP (DT the) (NN equator))) (, ,) (PP (IN from) (NP (NP (CD 0) (NNS degrees)) (PP (TO to) (NP (NP (CD 90) (NNS degrees)) (PP (IN at) (NP (DT each) (NN pole))))))))) (. .)))
Parallels of latitude are measured in degrees north or south from the equator, from 0 degrees to 90 degrees at each pole.
(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)))))))) (. .)))