Question: What are the lines parallel to the equator called?

context: Circles of latitude are often called Parallels because they are parallel to each other; that is, any two circles are always the same distance apart. A location's position along a circle of latitude is given by its longitude. Circles of latitude are unlike circles of longitude, which are all great circles with the centre of Earth in the middle, as the circles of latitude get smaller as the distance from the Equator increases. Their length can be calculated by a common sine or cosine function. The 60th parallel north or south is half as long as the Equator (disregarding Earth's minor flattening by 0.3%). A circle of latitude is perpendicular to all meridians.
question: What are the general lines parallel to the equator called?
short_answers: Latitude
parallels
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question: What are the four major lines parallel to the equator called?
short_answers: Arctic Circle
Antarctic Circle
Arctic Circle, Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn, and Antarctic Circle
Tropic of Capricorn
Tropic of Cancer

Answer: Lines of latitude are the general lines parallel to the equator. Lines of longitude are the general lines that run north to south and are parallel to the prime meridian. Circles of latitude are often called parallels because they are parallel to each other. The four major lines parallel to the equator are called the Arctic Circle, the Tropic of Cancer, the Tropic of Capricorn, and the Antarctic Circle.