1993 WAEC Geography Theory (a) Explain any four ways in which lines of latitude differ from lines of longitudes...

(a) Explain any four ways in which lines of latitude differ from lines of longitudes

(b) If the time at town A (long 75°W) is 5.00p.m on Friday, what will be the time and day at town B(long 120°E)? Show your workings clearly.

(a) Four ways in which lines of latitude differ from lines of longitude

Lines of latitude	Lines of longitude
(i) Lines of latitude run from west to east (ii) Lines of latitude are used to calculate distance between one place and another (iii) Lines of latitude cannot be used to calculate local time (iv) Latitude extent on the globe is 90°S to 90°N	- Lines of longitude run from north to south - Lines of longitude cannot be used to calculate distances between one place and another - Lines of longitude are used in calculating local time - Longitudinal extent on the globe is from 180°E to 180°W