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Answer the following question in brief.
Name the line of latitude that divides the earth into the northern and southern hemispheres.
Solution
The line of latitude that divides the earth into the northern and southern hemispheres is the equator (0°).
A network of horizontal and vertical lines or latitudes and latitudes are drawn on a map or globe is called the grid system. Latitudes are the horizontal east-west lines. The longest latitude is the equator (0°).
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