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.
A fault scrap is a small offset of the ground surface moves vertically with the respect to the other and the faulting is attributes to the displacement of the land with the movement along the faults and is indicated by the consequent erosion along the geologic faults. They are hard and weak rocks and the scrap formation is equal to the vertical weight displaced.
Got this from google, scientists count a species population by first knowing the population in a certain area or small geographical sample location then multiply the result by the total area.
