Latitudes are drawn as angular measurement from the centre of the Earth. Each Latitude of the globe is drawn at specific angular distance. The 40° North latitude is drawn in this manner in the picture given below.
Latitudes are the angular distance from the south or north of the equator, considering the Earth's centre as a plane suface. Since we take the equator as the Basic latitude, it is being considered as 0° Latitude. All Latitudes are parallel to the Equator.
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