How are latitude and longitude lines drawn on a globe of the earth?

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How are latitude and longitude lines drawn on a globe of the earth?

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Latitude lines are drawn horizontally across the globe whereas longitude lines are drawn vertically.

Babatunde Mustapha answered Mar 26, 2019

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