Discussion
Lines drawn on a globe are known as latitudes and longitudes. What purpose do these lines serve ?
Answer: B
Latitudes and longitudes help to locate places on earth.
Latitudes (parallels) run east-west and measure distance north or south of the Equator; longitudes (meridians) run north-south and measure distance east or west of the Prime Meridian. Together they form a grid, so the position of any place can be given exactly as a pair of coordinates, such as 28° N, 77° E for Delhi.
The lines are imaginary, not decorations, designs or furrows on the Earth, so the other options are wrong.
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