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The surface of the earth is the outside of a sphere, whereas the pages of an atlas are flat.
Right there, you have the fundamental problem common to all maps ... how best to represent
a curved surface on a flat picture. The answer is: In order to select one characteristic to depict
accurately, you have to distort most everything else.
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Why are the lines of latitude not curved?
there dome
Lines of latitude and longitude of Ecuador?
Look at a map in any atlas.
Are latitude lines vertical or horizontal?
Latitude lines are horizontal lines that run parallel to the equator on a map. They measure how far north or south a location is from the equator.
What direction do lines of longitude go?
on an atlas you'll see lines across maps,the vetical lines are the longitude (east and west).the latitude will be the horizontal lines known as north and south.....Wrong way round. Longitude is north/south and latitude is east/west.
What are the curved lines?
Lines that is curved. E.G the outline of a circle.
When was Atlas Van Lines created?
Atlas Van Lines was created in 1948.
Can curved lines form a vertex?
Yes. Sometimes it's good to think outside of the square. Lines of latitude on the Earth's surface are curved lines. They meet at two vertices which we call the North Pole and the South Pole. But even in Euclidean Geometry, the answer is yes. Consider a circle and a parabola. The point where they intersect is a vertex.
What are The lines that intercept latitude lines on a map Are lines of what?
The lines that intercept latitude lines are lines of longitude.
Who was the Greek god Atlas Van Lines?
a titan who goes by Atlas
What is another name for an oval shape projection map?
A Robinson Projection Map - also called an orthophanic projection in which the lines of latitude are curved. It was created by a Canadian-born cartographer named Arthur Robinson (1915 - 2004). There is also a Mollweide projection - within an ellipse in which the lines of longitude are curved. That was devised by Karl Brandan Mollweide, a German from Wolfenbuttel (1774 - 1825).
What is a book containing longitude and latitude called?
An atlas
Is Lines of latitude is parallel?
Lines of latitude run parallel to the Equator (which is zero latitude).
