Question

In grid systems used to map locations on earth surface lines parallel to the equator are called?

Answer 1

Latitude lines

Step-by-step explanation:

These lines run from the east to the west. They never meet thus they are parallel. The equator is one of them. Other examples of these lines are:

Tropic of cancer, tropic of capricon ad others.

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Answer 2

Latitude is the measurement of distance north or south of the Equator. It is measured with 180 imaginary lines that form circles around the Earth east-west, parallel to the Equator. These lines are known as parallels. A circle of latitude is an imaginary ring linking all points sharing a parallel

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