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Create a table and list out the similarities and differences between Latitudes and Longitudes.

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Similarities between latitudes and longitudes: 

1. Latitudes and longitudes are both artificial.

2. Latitudes and Longitudes are both invisible lines. 

3. Latitude is based on the 0° latitude while longitude is based on Greenwich. 

4. They both help us to locate a place on earth

Differences:

Latitudes Longitudes
1) Latitudes are the horizontal lines. 1) Longitudes are vertical lines
2) Lines of latitudes are parallel to the equator.  2) Lines of longitude are not parallel and come to a singular point.
3) Latitudes lines run in the East and West directions. 3) Longitude lines run in the North to South direction.

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