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They go straight up and down in parallel. (This is as opposed to a Robinson Projection where they bow out and away from the Prime Meridian.)
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∙ 10y agoOn a Mercator map the Meridians (vertical lines of Latitude) are straight lines at right angles to the lines of Longitude.
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Do all paralles and meridians cross each other at right angles on both the globe and the mercator?
Yes.
What is the type of cylindrical map projection that is commonly used and shows straight meridians and parallels that intersect at right angles?
It is the Mercator.
Do all of the parallels and meridians cross each other at right angles on both the globe and the Mercator?
Yes, All line of latitude are parallel to the equator, but are not spaced equally. A mercator projection is based on a cylinder projection that is laid on the equator.
What is gerardus mercator famous for?
Gerardus Mercator (1512-1594) developed a method (Mercator cylindrical projection) of displaying the Earth's surface (which is curved) as a flat nautical map. On his map of 1569, sailing courses along a fixed bearing appeared as straight lines with the proper angle to the meridians. (But areas nearer the equator appear smaller than similar areas nearer the poles.) This map could not be fully applied to its intended use (sailing) until nearly 200 years later.
Are Meridians parallel?
Some maps are squashed and stretched in such a way that meridians of longitude appear to be parallel (Mercator projection, for example). But the truth is that on the globe, the meridians all converge at the poles, and so they're not parallel.
What is the pattern of meridians on the Mercator?
The Meridians are lined in a pattern on the Mercator. They are all parallel to each other and converge at the poles when viewed on a globe.
On a globe the meridians converge toward the poles What is the pattern of meridians on the Mercator?
On a Mercator map the Meridians (vertical lines of Latitude) are straight lines at right angles to the lines of Longitude.
Do all paralles and meridians cross each other at right angles on both the globe and the mercator?
Yes.
A basic geography questions - Do all of the parallels and the meridians cross each other at right angles on both the globe and Mercator?
which main parallels and meridians cross each continent
What are shown as straight lines on a Mercator projection called?
The parallels of latitude and the meridians of longitude are all straight lines on the Mercator projection. That's why Greenland looks bigger than South America.
What is the type of cylindrical map projection that is commonly used and shows straight meridians and parallels that intersect at right angles?
It is the Mercator.
How are maps useful?
mercator projection are mostly used by navigator because all meridians appears as astraiht line
How are map projections used?
mercator projection are mostly used by navigator because all meridians appears as astraiht line
Was Gerardus Mercator the first person to use the word atlas to describe a collection of maps?
In 1589, Gerardus Mercator used the word "Atlas" to describe a collection of maps.
How do you describe a mercator map projection?
A mercator map is best described as bigger and smaller portions of land than what is actually is
Is the Greenland's size relative to the US greatly exaggerated on On Mercator projection?
Yes, it is! Since the Mercator tends to spread the meridians apart near the poles, any landmass to the North (or South) will look disproportionally large, compared to landmasses nearer the equator. Just look at a globe. You will see how the meridians (lines of longitude)converge at the North pole. Look at a Mercator projection. You will see those lines spread out so they are the same spacing as nearer the equator. That's how the Mercator makes Greenland look so HUGE, compared to the US... -Bob
Do all of the parallels and meridians cross each other at right angles on both the globe and the Mercator?
Yes, All line of latitude are parallel to the equator, but are not spaced equally. A mercator projection is based on a cylinder projection that is laid on the equator.
