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5. Do lines of latitude run north and south or east and
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Lines of latitude (parallels) run east-west around the globe and are used to measure distances NORTH and SOUTH of the equator. Since the equator is 0�, the latitude of the north pole, 1/4 of the way around the globe going in a northerly direction, would be 90�N.
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Answer:

Lines of latitude run east-west

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