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Do all of the parallels and meridians cross each other at right angles on both the globe and the Mercator?
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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.
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Do all paralles and meridians cross each other at right angles on both the globe and the mercator?
Yes.
What angle do lines of longitude cross with lines of latitude?
Meridians of constant longitude cross parallels of constant latitude. Parallels of constant latitude cross meridians of constant longitude. At each intersection of a meridian and a parallel, the lines are perpendicular (form 90° angles).
Differences between parallels and meridians?
-- Parallels are associated with latitudes. Meridians are associated with longitudes. -- Parallels are parallel, and no tweo parallels intersect. All meridians intersect all other meridians, at two places. -- Every point on a parallel has the same latitude. Every point on a meridian has the same longitude. -- Every parallel in the same hemisphere has a different length. Every meridian on Earth has the same length. -- Every parallel is a full circle. Every meridian is a semi-circle. -- Every parallel crosses all longitudes. Every meridian crosses all latitudes. -- The distance between two parallels is the same at every longitude. The distance between two meridians depends on the latitude where it's measured. -- To cross all parallels, you only have to travel 12,000 miles. To cross all meridians, you have to travel 24,000 miles.
Do Lines of Longitude run parallel to each other?
Latitude lines run parallel to the Equator while longitudinal lines (also called meridians) run north-south. The latitude angle ranges from 0 degrees at the Equator to 90 degrees at either the north or south pole.
What display lines of longitude as parallel to each other?
A mercator projection is a cylindrical map which was developed as a navigation tool. It displays line of longitude as parallel to each other.
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
Do all paralles and meridians cross each other at right angles on both the globe and the mercator?
Yes.
What angle do lines of longitude cross with lines of latitude?
Meridians of constant longitude cross parallels of constant latitude. Parallels of constant latitude cross meridians of constant longitude. At each intersection of a meridian and a parallel, the lines are perpendicular (form 90° angles).
Differences between parallels and meridians?
-- Parallels are associated with latitudes. Meridians are associated with longitudes. -- Parallels are parallel, and no tweo parallels intersect. All meridians intersect all other meridians, at two places. -- Every point on a parallel has the same latitude. Every point on a meridian has the same longitude. -- Every parallel in the same hemisphere has a different length. Every meridian on Earth has the same length. -- Every parallel is a full circle. Every meridian is a semi-circle. -- Every parallel crosses all longitudes. Every meridian crosses all latitudes. -- The distance between two parallels is the same at every longitude. The distance between two meridians depends on the latitude where it's measured. -- To cross all parallels, you only have to travel 12,000 miles. To cross all meridians, you have to travel 24,000 miles.
What are the north-south and east-west lines on a map that cross each other to form a rectangular pattern called?
North and South- Latitude or parallels East and West- Longitude or meridians
What 3 meridians of longitude cross the Indian ocean?
What 3 meridians of longitude cross the Indian ocean?
What is the explanation of a true shape in a map?
Which of the following is an example of a true-shape map? One showing the distribution of a malaria-carrying mosquitoes worldwide. Airplane pilot's map. One where a coin covers an equal area anywhere on the map. Parallels and meridians do not cross at right angles to each other. Equal-are map.
Do all parralles and marideans meet at angles other than 90 degrees?
Meridians and circles of latitude (parallels) will meet at an angle of 90 degrees at the equator only. All other crossings will not be 90 degrees as they converge to the two poles. To correct the previous answer: All meridians crossing parallels are not at 90 degrees due to the curvature of the spherical triangle's three sides. However, they will all cross at 90 degrees as viewed each from a specific point in space which would be perpendicular to the earth's N-S axis and directly over (in line) with the meridian.
The prime meridian is an imaginary line from which lines of what?
The Prime Meridian is an imaginary line. All longitudes are reckoned as angles from it, and all parallels of latitude cross it.
How many angles does a cross have?
A cross has 4 angles
Are Meridians never parallel?
Two meridians of longitude are parallel only at the points where they cross the equator, and nowhere else.
Do Lines of Longitude run parallel to each other?
Latitude lines run parallel to the Equator while longitudinal lines (also called meridians) run north-south. The latitude angle ranges from 0 degrees at the Equator to 90 degrees at either the north or south pole.
