A parallel of latitude
A) is a line which passes through both poles.
B) is called a meridian.
C) is used to measure distances north or south of the equator.
D) is used to measure distances east and west of the equator.
E) measures longitude.
Question 2
Who made a significant, early contribution to cartography by adding a grid and orienting the map with north at the top? He also divided the circumference of Earth into 360, with each degree comprising 60 minutes, and each minute comprising 60
seconds.
A) Magellanin the sixteenth century A.D.
B) Sir Isaac Newtonin the seventeenth century A.D.
C) Pythagorasin the sixth century B.C.
D) Ptolemyin the second century A.D.
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