Latitude

The grid system on a map of the earth is made up of lines of latitude and longitude.


 * Parallels of latitude ** are lines than run across the map from East to West. There are **five** main lines of latitude:

The Equator Tropic of Capricorn Tropic of Cancer Arctic Circle Antarctic Circle

Parallels of Latitude influence climate


 * Climate ** is the usual condition of the atmosphere near the earth’s surface – the long term weather of a place