How are latitude and altitude similar and diffrent

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algol132 years ago

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Latitude refers to the distance of a location on Earth's surface from the equator in relation to the North and South poles (e.g., Florida has a lower latitude than Maine); altitude is defined as how high a location is above sea level (e.g., being on top of a hill vs bottom of the same hill). they share the similarity of measuring the distance from one set point to another.

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