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What do you call the vertical lines around the globe?
meridians or lines of longitude
What is a nickname for lines of longitude?
A common nickname for lines of longitude is "meridians."
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.
Term for meridians?
Meridians are lines of longitude that pass from the North to the South poles.
Where do the meridians meet?
The meridians meet at the poles, which are the points on Earth's surface where the lines of longitude converge. At the North Pole, all lines of longitude meet, and the same is true for the South Pole.
What are the lines corresponding to longitude?
meridians
What are meridians called?
lines of longitude
On a globe the meridians converge toward the poles What is the pattern of meridians on the Mercator?
On a Mercator projection, meridians appear as straight, parallel lines running from top to bottom of the map, spaced evenly apart. This is because the Mercator projection is a cylindrical map projection that preserves straight lines of constant bearing, resulting in meridians being stretched vertically towards the poles.
What is a different word for longitude lines?
"Lines" of constant longitude are "meridians".
Longitude lines are also called?
meridians
What are meridians often called?
lines of longitude
What is another name for lines of longittude?
meridians
