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What do you call the imaginary lines that divide the earth into squares giving a precise number location for a place ??

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That would be axis on a graph.
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Answer:

Latitude and Longitude are the imaginary lines that divide the earth into squares giving a precise number location for a place.

Step-by-step explanation:

  • The horizontal imaginary line that divides Earth into 'North and South poles' is called Latitude.
  • The vertical imaginary line that divides Earth into 'East and West hemispheres' is called Longitude.
  • Together Latitude and Longitude form the Earth's geographical coordinates which represent the 'angular distance of any location' on Earth from its center.
  • The four imaginary lines on the globe are Equator, tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn, Prime Meridian.
  • Only one continent Africa has all the 'four imaginary lines' passing through it.
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