Question

What are the parallels and how does the equator parallel to the planet earth divide?

Answer 1

Equator. The equator is the circle that is equidistant from the North Pole and South Pole. It divides the Earth into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere.

Answer 2

parallels are the lines that run from top to bottom are meridians. Parallels represent latitude and meridians represent longitude. The two sets form a grid that sections off maps into the four directions: north, south, east and west. the equator divides the Earth into northern hemisphere and southern hemisphere