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Geography FROM 3
Chapter 4 LOCATION AND TIME
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN LONGITUDES AND LATTITUDES|
LATITUDES |
LONGITUDES |
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They run from E to W |
They run from N to S |
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They are parallel lines |
They met at the poles |
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They are complete circles |
They are semi-circles |
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Length of latitudes vary with the equator distance |
Longitudes have equal length |
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Equal distances of 111km |
Distance decreases towards the poles |
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Only the equator is a great circle |
All longitudes are great circles |
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Ranges from 0° to 90° |
Ranges from 0° to 180°
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par Claude Foumtum