Lines of latitude have which characteristic?

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• ✓ They run east–west and measure degrees north or south of the equatorcorrect

  Parallels of latitude run east–west and measure north/south of the equator.

• They run north–south and measure degrees east or west of the prime meridian

  That describes lines of longitude.

• They converge at the equator

  Parallels of latitude are parallel; meridians converge at the poles.

• They measure altitude above sea level

  Latitude measures position, not altitude.