Q. What divides Earth into eastern and western hemispheres?
prime meridian
Q. What are Earth’s parallels called?
Major Lines of Latitude (or Parallels) The five major parallels of latitudes from north to south are called: Arctic Circle, Tropic of Cancer, Equator, Tropic of Capricorn, and the Antarctic Circle.
Q. Which is the longest parallel?
Equator
Q. What is the largest latitude in the world?
90
Q. Why is there no higher latitude than 90?
Latitude is the angular distance from the plane of the Equator. Latitude only has to cover 180 degrees, from the North Pole to the South Pole. All circles make a maximum angle of 900 from the plane of the Equator. Therefore the maximum, latitude is 900 N in the Northern hemisphere and 900 S in the Southern Hemisphere.
Q. Why are there 360 longitudes and only 180 latitudes?
Latitude lines are comprehensive circles, with the middle at 0° and the pole at 90°. The South Pole and the North Pole have separated by 180° apart, The longitude lines cross from the North Pole to the South Pole. This is why it begins at zero and finishes at 360 longitudes.
Q. Where is the 2nd Meridian?
The meridian 2° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, the Atlantic Ocean, Europe, Africa, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole. The 2nd meridian west forms a great circle with the 178th meridian east.
Q. What is the largest Meridian?
The modern prime meridian, the IERS Reference Meridian, is placed very near this meridian and is the prime meridian that currently has the widest use.
Q. What is the standard meridian of USA?
It is the line of longitude that divides the earth into two equal halves from North Pole to South Pole. All the longitudes which are exactly divisible by 15 are also considered as standard meridians to denote time in particular regions. The standard meridian of America is 740.
Q. What is the significance of the 98th meridian?
Well, the EPA has selected the 98th meridian as the demarcation where agricultural reuse is allowed west of this line and not allowed east of this line. It’s important to note that this line represents a change in rainfall, and the need for water is more significant west of this line.
Q. Where is the 98th meridian in the US?
The meridian 98° west of Greenwich is a line of longitude that extends from the North Pole across the Arctic Ocean, North America, the Pacific Ocean, the Southern Ocean, and Antarctica to the South Pole….From Pole to Pole.
| Co-ordinates | Country, territory or sea | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 71°48′S 98°0′W | Antarctica | Unclaimed territory |
Q. What is the 98th parallel?
The 98th meridian, which runs through the heart of Texas, is the dividing line between east and west, where everything changes. It would be well worth one’s time to read Webb’s works in order to gain a better understanding of Texas and Western American history.
Q. Where is the 98th meridian in Kansas?
Meades Ranch
Q. What’s a meridian?
Meridian, imaginary north–south line on the Earth’s surface that connects both geographic poles; it is used to indicate longitude.
Q. Where is the 100th meridian in Kansas?
Dodge City
