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How do you draw and label a line of longitude that is of of the prime meridian?
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∙ 13y ago
You need either a globe, or a map that shows the north and south poles.
Take a thin rubber band and cut it, to make a thin elastic 'string'. On the map or
globe, stretch it between the north and south poles, making sure that it passes
just barely to the right (east) of London, England, and also just barely to the right
of Accra, Ghana.
Have your assistant hold the rubber band in place, while you gently and carefully
draw a light pencil line along it, without moving it out of place.
The pencil line very nearly marks the Prime Meridian on the map or globe.
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Difference between meridian and longitude?
The longitude of a point on earth is the angle, east or west, between that point and a certain reference line on the earth. If you take a globe or a map and draw a line through all the points that have exactly the same longitude, the line you get is the meridian of that longitude. The reference line is the meridian of zero longitude, called the "Prime Meridian". On that line are all the points on earth that have zero longitude. The line joins the north and south Poles, and passes through the Royal Observatory at Greenwich, a suburb of London.
What is the meridian of longitude?
A meridian of longitude is an imaginary line made up of all the points on earth that have the same longitude, whatever that number is. If you draw any meridian of longitude on a globe, it looks like a solid half-circle between the north and south poles.
What is a meridian of longitude?
A meridian of longitude is an imaginary line made up of all the points on earth with that longitude. If you were to draw any meridian on a globe, it would look like a solid half-circle between the north and south poles.
What is the total number of meridians on the globe?
meredians on a globe are number starting with prime meridian at greenwich which is marked as 0.meridians are drawn at an interval of 1.there are 180 meridians towards the east and 180 towards the west of the prime meridian.the meridian which are towards the east are marked as e and the meridians towards the west are marked as w.thus there are 360 meridians
The is found at 0 longitude?
There are an infinite number of points on the earth that have zero latitude.If you draw all of them on a globe, they form the line called the "equator".The Equator.
Draw and label the two hemispheres created by the prime meridian?
north and south hemispheres
What differs between meridian and longitude?
If you take a globe or a map and draw a line through all the points that haveexactly the same longitude, the line you get is the meridian of that longitude.
What is different between meridian and longitude?
If you take a globe or a map and draw a line through all the points that haveexactly the same longitude, the line you get is the meridian of that longitude.
Difference between meridian and longitude?
The longitude of a point on earth is the angle, east or west, between that point and a certain reference line on the earth. If you take a globe or a map and draw a line through all the points that have exactly the same longitude, the line you get is the meridian of that longitude. The reference line is the meridian of zero longitude, called the "Prime Meridian". On that line are all the points on earth that have zero longitude. The line joins the north and south Poles, and passes through the Royal Observatory at Greenwich, a suburb of London.
What is the meridian of longitude?
A meridian of longitude is an imaginary line made up of all the points on earth that have the same longitude, whatever that number is. If you draw any meridian of longitude on a globe, it looks like a solid half-circle between the north and south poles.
What is a meridian of longitude?
A meridian of longitude is an imaginary line made up of all the points on earth with that longitude. If you were to draw any meridian on a globe, it would look like a solid half-circle between the north and south poles.
How many meridians are west of the prime meridian?
180° of longitude are marked off east of the Prime Meridian, and another 180° west of it. You're free to draw in as many reference lines on your map as you'd like. There's no set number of lines, that you have to pick one from when you measure the longitude of a place.
What is the total number of meridians on the globe?
meredians on a globe are number starting with prime meridian at greenwich which is marked as 0.meridians are drawn at an interval of 1.there are 180 meridians towards the east and 180 towards the west of the prime meridian.the meridian which are towards the east are marked as e and the meridians towards the west are marked as w.thus there are 360 meridians
The is found at 0 longitude?
There are an infinite number of points on the earth that have zero latitude.If you draw all of them on a globe, they form the line called the "equator".The Equator.
How many line of longitude are there on either side of the prime meridian?
Each 'side' of the Prime Meridian comprises 180 degrees, for a total of 360 degrees all the way around the Earth just as you would expect. You're free to draw as few or as many 'lines' in any of those intervals as you feel are necessary.
What s the imaginary line between north and south pole?
"Meridian of longitude"Note: Your description of the line is interesting. Can you draw a line from north pole to south pole that does NOTform right angles with the equator ???
What are facts about meridian?
They are also called Lines of LongitudeThey measure the angles east or west of the prime meridianThey run from the North Pole to the South PoleEvery meridian of longitude is the same length -- 1/2 of the Earth's polar circumference, roughly 12,410 miles.All meridians of longitude meet at the north pole and at the south pole.Every meridian of longitude crosses some part of Antarctica.The key meridians are the Prime Meridian at 0 degrees and the 180th meridian (or anti-meridian) which is at 180 degrees east or west of the Prime Meridian.The 'anti-meridian' is at both -180 degrees and +180 degrees on the map which is the same imaginary line where the east and west hemispheres meet. It joins the north and south poles, and runs through the Pacific Ocean.
