- They do not meet
- Only the equator is a great circle
- They are numbered in degrees from 0o to 90o N and S of the equator
- They locate places north and south of the equator
- They divide the earth into climate zones
Cardinal points are used to locate and show the direction of places on the map.
Great circles: these are imaginary lines that divide the earth into two equal parts e.g. all longitudes and the equator
