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WAEC Geography 2002 Question 14

Question 14

Latitude, Longitude and Time

Lines of longitude can best be described as

  1. A.parallel lines that show the angular distance of a place north or south of the equator.
  2. B.imaginary lines on the earth's surface running from the north pole to the south pole and at right angles to the parallels.
  3. C.semi-circles on the globe.
  4. D.the distance of a place east or west of the prime meridian.
Show the answer and explanation

Answer: B (imaginary lines on the earth's surface running from the north pole to the south pole and at right angles to the parallels.)

Explanation

Meridians (lines of longitude) are imaginary lines joining the two poles and crossing the parallels at right angles.