Question

What do lines of latitude on a map measure?

A.distance north or south of the prime meridian

B. distance north or south of the equator

C.distance east or west of the equator

D.distance east or west of the prime meridian

Answer 1

B. distance north or south of the equator

Step-by-step explanation:

Lines of latitude on a map measure the distance north or south of the equator, which is the imaginary line that circles the Earth horizontally and divides it into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere.