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2 🔊3.8 Read the information about parallels and meridians. Check your answers to Exercise 1.

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THE EARTH AND ITS IMAGINARY LINES

Lines of latitude or parallels are horizontal lines dividing the Earth's surface. The line of latitude in the centre of the sphere is called the Equator. The Equator divides the globe into two hemispheres. Anything above the Equator is in the northern hemisphere and anything below is in the southern hemisphere.

Coordinates specify a north-south position on the Earth's surface, ranging from 0 degrees on the equator to 90 degrees at the poles. The North Pole is at 90 degrees north, and the South Pole is at 90 degrees south.

The Tropic of Cancer and The Tropic of Capricorn are two other important parallels. The Tropic of Cancer is above the Equator at 23.5 degrees north and the Tropic of Capricorn is below the Equator at 23.5 degrees south. These two lines of latitude mark the northern and southern limits of what is known as the tropics.

Lines of longitude or meridians are the vertical lines dividing the Earth's surface. The line of longitude passing through the Royal Observatory at Greenwich, near London, is the Prime Meridian. It's the international zero-longitude reference line. Places to the east of the Prime Meridian are in the eastern hemisphere, and places to the west are in the western hemisphere.