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Give reasons for the following: a. Latitudes and longitudes are measured in degrees. b. There are 360 meridians of longitude.

Asked by Topperlearning User | 06 Apr, 2015, 11:37: AM

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Latitudes and longitudes are circular lines which run from west to east and north to south respectively. Since in mathematics, circles are measured in degrees, latitudes and longitudes are also measured in degrees.
There are 360 meridians of longitude because a circle has 360 degrees.

Answered by | 06 Apr, 2015, 01:37: PM