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The lines running vertically around the earth latitude or longitude

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longitude. vertically is up and down.
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Answer:meridians

Explanation. Longitude is measured by imaginary lines that run around the Earth vertically (up and down) and meet at the North and South Poles. These lines are known as meridians. Each meridian measures one arcdegree of longitude.

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