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forsale [732]
3 years ago
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Why do all maps label the Equator 0° latitude and the Prime Meridian 0° longitude?

Geography
1 answer:
Alisiya [41]3 years ago
3 0

Answer:

Zero degrees latitude is the line designating the Equator and divides the Earth into two equal hemispheres (north and south). ... Zero degrees longitude is an imaginary line known as the Prime Meridian. The Prime Meridian divides the world into the eastern and western hemispheres.

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