ELI5 Longitude and Latitude

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I don’t understand these two

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[This image might help you](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bc/FedStats_Lat_long.png). Latitude and longitude are coordinates that tell you where on the surface of the Earth you are. Latitude is how far north or south of the equator you are. Lines of latitude run parallel to the equator going to the the poles. Longitude is how far east or west you are from the prime meridian. Lines of longitude run perpendicular to the equator towards the poles.

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