Geography
Answer
| S. No. | Latitude | Longitude |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | It is the angular distance of a point, north or south of the equator, as measured in degrees. | It is the angular distance along the equator measured in degrees. It is measured east or west of Greenwich 0° to 180°. |
| 2. | All latitudes are parallel to the equator. | All meridians of longitude converge at the poles. |
| 3. | The distance between two latitudes is approximately 111 km throughout. | The distance between two longitudes is maximum at the equator and goes on decreasing as one goes towards the poles. |
| 4. | There are 90° of latitudes in the north and 90° latitudes south of the equator. | There are 360° of longitude, 180° each in east and west of the Prime Meridian. |
| 5. | The latitudes from equator to poles are used to demarcate temperature zones. | The longitudes are used to determine the time with reference to the time at Prime Meridian (GMT). |