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What colour is used for the lines of longitude?
The lines of longitude are represented in green on most maps and globes.
The intersecting lines drawn on maps and globes are?
called latitude and longitude lines. Latitude lines run horizontally and measure north-south positions, while longitude lines run vertically and measure east-west positions. Together, they help establish specific locations on Earth's surface.
Distance east or west of the prime meridian is measured in degrees of?
Distance East or West of the prime meridian is measured in degrees of longitude.
Why do distances appear longer on maps than globes?
It is to do with the scale used on the maps and globes.
Which direction do lines of latitude run on maps and globes?
The lines of latitude tell the angle between a place and the Equator - the imaginary line which runs east/west around the globe - at right angles to the line connecting the north and south poles. All lines of latitude are parallel to the Equator, and so they also run east/west or west/east. An easy way to remember the difference between latitude and longitude is longitude has the word long in it. they go north and south or you may say up and down and seem longer than the latitude lines which go left and right or east and west. i dont think the lines actually are longer but they appear to be. so think of it as longitude longer up and down. latitude the opposite, shorter, left and right. The lines of latitude on maps and globes 'run' in the same direction that the marks on a ruler do.
