Geography

What is the significance of these lines of latitude?

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These lines of latitude form one of the coordinates of the grid system. The lines of latitude have the following significance-

They are used to find the location of a place
They are used to measure the distance of a place
They divide the earth into distinct heat zones

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Give a geographical reason for each of the following:
(i) Lines of latitude are called parallels of latitude.
(ii) Lines of latitude are not of equal length.
(iii) Lines of latitude carve out the heat zones of the earth.
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