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Two points on Earth can lie at the same latitude but still be far away from each other. Similarly, two distant points may lie on the same longitude. But only one point lies on a particular combination of latitude and longitude. So latitudes and longitudes are necessary for locating an exact point on Earth. |
The importance of longitude and latitude are:
- Latitudes help in identifying and locating major heat zones of the earth.
- Latitude measures the distance between the north to south from the equator.
- Latitude helps in understanding the pattern of wind circulation on the global surface.
- Longitude measures the distance between the west to earth from the prime meridian.
- Both longitude and latitude help us measure both the location and time using a single standard.
- The lines of longitude and latitude help us in measuring the distance from the Earth’s Equator
- Latitudes help us to find out the distance of any place from the Equator, which is base on its degree of latitude.
- Longitude and latitude help us to find the location of any place on earth. These coordinates are what the Global Position System or GPS
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