Is this statement true or false?

Question

Parallels are numbered from 0° to 90° east and from 0° to 90° west.

Responses

true

true

false

Answer 1

The statement is false.

Parallels, or lines of latitude, are numbered from 0° at the Equator to 90° at the North Pole (90°N) and 90° at the South Pole (90°S). The degrees east and west refer to meridians or lines of longitude, not parallels.