The lines of latitude are also called what?

• A. Meridians
• B. Parallels
• C. Tropics
• D. Circles

Answer: (B)

Latitude lines measure how far north or south you are from the equator and run east-west around the globe. They are called parallels because they form a set of imaginary circles that are all parallel to the equator and to each other, never intersecting. The term meridians refers to lines of longitude that run north-south and meet at the poles. The Tropics describe two specific latitudes—the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn—not the general name for all latitude lines. Circles is a description of their shape, but the standard term used for the lines that run parallel to the equator is parallels.