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That's exactly the same as asking "How many marks are there on a ruler ?"
The answer is: The marks are totally unimportant. They're only there as a convenience, to help you
measure off the positions of the things you want to locate/measure. Some globes/rulers/maps have
more marks/lines, some have less, and some have none at all.
Even if you find a ruler/globe/map that's black with densely-packed marks, there's still going to come
a time when you want to measure/locate something that's between two marks. When that happens,
are you going to pick one of the two and say "That's the measurement", or will you estimate the real
number between the marks ?
Some machine parts have to be fabricated with dimensions accurate to 1/1,000th of an inch.
Have you ever seen a ruler with 1,000 marks to the inch ?
Longitude is frequently stated down to the 'second'. There are 3,600 seconds in every degree,
and I guarantee that you'll never see a globe with all of those lines drawn on it.
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What lines on a map that run parallel to the Prime Meridian?
The only lines that can run parallel to the Prime Meridian on any map are other meridians of longitude, and the only map on which they can be printed parallel to it is a Mercator Projection. They are not really parallel to the Prime Meridian.
Is 120 degrees west longitude parallel to the prime meridian?
Meridians are not parallel. They join at the poles. Parallels of latitude is a common phrase. Meridians of longitude look parallel on the the map, but they're not on the globe.
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
Describe patterns of meridians on the Mercator?
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.)
Degrees to the left of the prime meridian are which direction?
That's going to depend on how you're holding your map or globe. -- If the north pole is at the top, then meridians to the left of the Prime Meridian mark west longitudes. -- If the south pole is at the top, then meridians to the left of the Prime one mark east longitudes. -- If the north and south poles are toward the sides of the map, then the Prime Meridian is a horizontal line between them, and there is nothing on Earth to the left or right of it.
What are the lines on a map running north-south that show distances east or west of the prime meridian?
Meridians of Longitude All of the other meridians; the lines of longitude.
What is the prime meridians of a map?
its a line that separates the the world in the world on a map or globe too
What are meridians lines of?
the lines that go up and down, south and north on a map, like the prime meridian.
What kind of lines are meridians?
the lines that go up and down, south and north on a map, like the prime meridian.
What lines on a map that run parallel to the Prime Meridian?
The only lines that can run parallel to the Prime Meridian on any map are other meridians of longitude, and the only map on which they can be printed parallel to it is a Mercator Projection. They are not really parallel to the Prime Meridian.
How are the meridians on the map different from the meridians on a globe?
Meridians on a globe get closer and eventually merge at the North and South Poles. On a map (a flat plane) the meridians are drawn parallel and there is distortion at the poles, most noticeable on a world map.
Is 120 degrees west longitude parallel to the prime meridian?
Meridians are not parallel. They join at the poles. Parallels of latitude is a common phrase. Meridians of longitude look parallel on the the map, but they're not on the globe.
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
What are meridians of longitudes and parallels of latitudes?
Name the two meridians east of the meridian on this map.
Where is the prime meridians in the map?
If the Prime Meridian is printed on your map at all, it's a line between the north and south poles that passes through England, France Spain, Algeria, Mali, Burkina Faso, Togo, Ghana. the eastern Atlantic Ocean, and Antarctica.
What is the middle line of longitude?
The middle line of longitude is the Prime Meridian, located at 0 degrees longitude. It is the starting point for measuring east and west distances around the globe.
Describe patterns of meridians on the Mercator?
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.)
