WhakamĀrama Āpitihanga
E whakaaturia ana ngā ahopou matua ki tēnei mahere o te ao:
He rārangi poutū ka whakaaturia ki tētahi mahere, e noho hāngai ana ki te weheruatanga o te ao. Ko te 0° te ahopou e haukoti ana i te tāone o Greenwich i Ingarangi. Whakamahia ai ngā ahopae me ngā ahopou hei tautohu pūwāhi ki te mahere.
Vertical lines on a map running at right angles with the equator. The line of longitude running through the town of Greenwich in England has a longitude of 0°. Lines of latitude and longitude are used to locate points on a map.
aho - line
pou - vertical
He aha i whakatauria ai ko te 0° te ahopou e haukoti ana i te tāone o Greenwich i Ingarangi?
Kimihia ētahi wāhi i whenua kē, he ōrite te ahopou ki tō Te Whanganui-a-Tara.
Pūtahi ai ngā ahopou katoa ki te pito raki me te pito tonga o te ao.