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The Mercator projection made life easier for early navigators because they could plot their compass bearings north south east and west as straight lines What type of projection is a Mercator project?
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What is the advantage of a Mercator projection?
The ability of the Mercator projection to allow straight and constant course lines. Or longitude and latitude lines.
Is the north always straight toward the top of the Mercator projection?
no
How are the lines of longitude on the mercator projection different form the other two?
Lines of longitude on the Mercator projection are straight and evenly spaced, while on the other two projections (such as the Robinson or Winkel Tripel), they are curved and vary in spacing. This distortion in longitude is a trade-off for maintaining accurate shapes and angles on the Mercator projection.
Which map projection puts a map of the earth on to a flat piece of paper and is used by nearly all deep sea navigators?
All map projections put the earth's surface on to a flat sheet, in different ways. For navigation the Mercator projection is very common because a line on a constant compass bearing is shown as a straight line in this projection. Mercator is an example of a conformal projection because the shape of a small feature - like an island - is preserved on the map. Other projections preserve area or direction, but no projection can achieve everything, it's always a compromise.
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.
The Mercator projection made life easier for early navigators because they could plot their compass bearings as straight lines What type of projection is a Mercator projection?
cylindrical
What is the difference between mercator and Robinson projection?
the mercator projection lines are straight but the robinsons are curved
What is the advantage of Mercator projection?
The ability of the Mercator projection to allow straight and constant course lines. Or longitude and latitude lines.
What is the advantage of a Mercator projection?
The ability of the Mercator projection to allow straight and constant course lines. Or longitude and latitude lines.
What projection shows all lines of latitude and longitude as straight lines?
The Mercator projection does that.
Is the north always straight toward the top of the Mercator projection?
no
Is north always straight toward the top of the Mercator projection?
no
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.
Which map projection puts a map of the earth on to a flat piece of paper and is used by nearly all deep sea navigators?
All map projections put the earth's surface on to a flat sheet, in different ways. For navigation the Mercator projection is very common because a line on a constant compass bearing is shown as a straight line in this projection. Mercator is an example of a conformal projection because the shape of a small feature - like an island - is preserved on the map. Other projections preserve area or direction, but no projection can achieve everything, it's always a compromise.
Mercator projection maps are used to determine great-circle routes?
No. A straight line on a mercator map is a path of constant bearing, but this will not generally be a great-circle route.
What type of projection is a mercator world map and what sets it apart from other projections?
The Mercator projection has straight meridians and parallels that intersect at right angles. Scale is true at the equator or at two standard parallels equidistant from the equator. The projection is often used for marine navigation because all straight lines on the map are lines of constant azimuth.
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.
