Latitude and Longitude
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Latitude and Longitude
Most topographic (topo) maps depict sections of the earth's surface bounded by lines of latitude and longitude. Latitude and longitude lines are imaginary lines running east-west (those are the latitude lines) or north-south (those are the longitude lines).
That's confusing, because latitude lines run east-west but tell you how far north or south you are from the equator! Likewise, longitude lines run north-south but tell you how far east or west you are of the prime meridian.
Here's an old schoolkid trick - remember that on a map or globe, longitude lines are *long* (since they run north-south).
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