Mercator is the type of projection which has parallel lines of longitude which disappear near the poles. The project in question also presents parallel lines of latitude even though the overall clarity gets distorted around both the North and South Poles.
Mercator projection is used on ships. It shows the correct shapes of continents but the areas are distorted. The longitude lines are parallel which makes the areas at the poles seem larger than they actually are. Hope this helps.
Technically speaking (in the strict mathematical sense) longitude lines are not parallel, for they do eventually meet. They meet not in one but in two places. I would say however, that they are parallel in the everyday, man-on-the-street sense.
Lines of longitude are not parallel. They all converge at both the North Pole and the South Pole. Therefore there is no numeric constant to this value. The maximum distance represented by one degree of longitude, measured along a line of latitude (that is, parallel to the Equator), would be approximately 40,076 km divided by 360, or 111.3 km (69.2 mi).
360 lines i think... There are 12 lines of East longitude. 360 is WAY off.
the importance of Orthographic drawing is a basic understanding of presentation drawing, wherin 3 main views of an object are presented in correct dimension of the height, width and depth.
A projection with parallel latitude lines and parallel longitude lines is known as a cylindrical projection. This type of projection preserves the shape of features along the equator and distorts them towards the poles. Examples include the Mercator and Miller cylindrical projections.
That's true of the Mercator projection, among others.
A map with parallel lines of latitude and longitude is known as a Mercator projection map. This type of map is often used for navigation purposes due to its representation of straight lines of latitude and longitude, making it easier to measure distances and plot courses. However, the Mercator projection distorts the size of landmasses, especially near the poles.
Parallel projection does not produces realistic views whereas perspective projection produces realistic viewin parallel projection lines of projection are parallel whereas in perspective projection lines are not parallel and the point where these lines meets is called ceter of projection in case of perspective projection
The Mercator projection does that.
Parallel lines, by definition, cannot meet. The lines of longitude meet at the Poles.
Vertical lines parallel to the prime meridian are lines of longitude.
Longitude; not parallel
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.
All 'lines' of latitude are parallel to all others.No meridian of longitude is parallel to any others.-- All 'lines' of latitude are parallel to all others.-- No meridian of longitude is parallel to any other one.
The ability of the Mercator projection to allow straight and constant course lines. Or longitude and latitude lines.
Lines of latitude and longitude are perpendicular because they represent different angles to the reference point of the Earth's center. Lines of latitude are parallel to the equator and represent distances north or south from it, while lines of longitude converge at the poles and represent distances east or west from the Prime Meridian. Their perpendicular relationship helps to pinpoint specific locations on the Earth's surface using a coordinate system.