[header] How to read latitude and longitude on a map [title] Get familiar with the concept of latitude. [step] Latitude is a measure of distance north or south of the equator, which is an imaginary horizontal line around the exact mid-point of the earth between the 2 poles. The earth is divided up into 180 latitude lines on either side of the equator, called parallels.
[header] How to read latitude and longitude on a map [title] Get familiar with the concept of latitude. [step] Latitude is a measure of distance north or south of the equator, which is an imaginary horizontal line around the exact mid-point of the earth between the 2 poles. The earth is divided up into 180 latitude lines on either side of the equator, called parallels.
These lines connect landmasses and other objects closest to the equator. If you look at both poles, you can see where they connect. The prevailing temperature usually ranges between 54 and 77 degrees fahrenheit, with 31 degrees of latitude in the western hemisphere and 70 degrees in the southern hemisphere. [substeps] The heat often determines the direction of latitude. [substeps] Since latitude is a measurement of mass, both angular and independent earth arcs are identical. Both poles give the heading of a particular set of poles depending on their latitude side. These parallels run horizontally around the earth, parallel to the equator. 90 of them are north of the equator, while the other 90 are south of it.