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What is longitude and latitude???

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Answer:

Longitude is where something is up or down, and latitude is when something is left or right.

Step-by-step explanation:

Look at the word longitude, the word long at the beginning of the word shows that it is up and down. Look at the word latitude, the word lati shows that it is from side to side (left to right).

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Longitude and Latitude →

  • Both longitude and latitude are angles measured with the center of the earth as an origin. A longitude is an angle from the prime merdian, measured to the east (longitudes to the west are negative). Latitudes measure an angle up from the equator (latitudes to the south are negative).
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