The imaginary lines that run east and west around the globe are called the parallels of latitude.

True
They are in degrees, 0 degrees being the equator and 90 North being the north pole 90 South being the south pole.
Lines of Longitude run north to south in increments of 15 degrees 

Answer: the philippines has suffered from an inexhaustible number of deadly typhoons, earthquakes, volcano eruptions and other natural disasters. this is due to its location along the ring of fire, or typhoon belt – a large pacific ocean region where many of earth's volcanic eruptions and earthquakes occur.