Which lines run parallel to the equator?

Which lines run parallel to the equator?

• A. Latitude
• B. Longitude
• C. Prime Meridian
• D. Cartographer

Answer: (A)

Lines that run parallel to the equator are lines of latitude. They circle the Earth east-west and measure distance north or south of the equator, with the equator itself at 0 degrees latitude. Other latitudes include the Tropics and the Arctic/Antarctic Circles. In contrast, lines of longitude run north-south and converge at the poles, with the Prime Meridian being a specific longitude at 0 degrees. A cartographer is a mapmaker, not a type of line.

Lines that run parallel to the equator are lines of latitude. They circle the Earth east-west and measure distance north or south of the equator, with the equator itself at 0 degrees latitude. Other latitudes include the Tropics and the Arctic/Antarctic Circles. In contrast, lines of longitude run north-south and converge at the poles, with the Prime Meridian being a specific longitude at 0 degrees. A cartographer is a mapmaker, not a type of line.