Latitude Latitude lines run east and west and measure north or south. The Equator is at 0 degrees latitude.

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Latitude Latitude lines run east and west and measure north or south. The Equator is at 0 degrees latitude.

Longitude Longitude is lines that run north and south that measure east or west. The Greenwich Meridian is at 0 degrees longitude.

QUIZ om/game/longitude-and- latitude-quiz

Atlas Index O London England 11 E N 0.07W

Political Map O Label places and borders between countries

Physical Map O Label the natural or physical features