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Where would you be able to see where the lines of longitude meet more clearly on a map or on a globe?
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∙ 12y ago
The answer to this depends on what projection of map you are using and how wide the columnal support on the globe is. Typically though, you'll have a better chance of seeing the lines of longitude converging at the poles on a globe. If you want to see the actual point of convergence, a better choice would be a map projection that has special carve-outs on the bottom for the poles or a "pole perspective projection" which is similar to the map of the Earth used on the UN Flag.
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What if globes had only latitude lines or only longitude lines?
If globes only had latitude lines, it would be difficult to determine a location's east-west position. If globes only had longitude lines, it would be challenging to determine a location's north-south position. Both latitude and longitude lines are necessary for accurately pinpointing a location on the Earth's surface.
What are the parts of globe?
The main parts of a globe include the base, meridian lines, latitude lines, longitude lines, equator, prime meridian, poles, and oceans and continents marked on its surface. These components help in representing the Earth's geographical features accurately in a three-dimensional form.
What would you find at 0 longitude on a globe?
nothing
Why would you use lines of latitude and longitude?
Lines of latitude and longitude allows any position on the Earth to be plotted.
Would a map of stockton have a grid system of latitude and longitude lines?
Every point on Earth has latitude and longitude. If you want to draw a few lines on your map or globe to indicate a few latitudes and longitudes in a particular area of interest, you're welcome to go ahead and draw them. There's no 'standard' set of 'lines'. You can construct your own 'grid' system in any area you like.
Would a map of CA have a grid system of latitude and longitude lines?
Every point on Earth has latitude and longitude. If you want to draw a few lines on your map or globe to indicate a few latitudes and longitudes in a particular area of interest, you're welcome to go ahead and draw them. There's no 'standard' set of 'lines'. You can construct your own 'grid' system in any area you like.
What are the names of the latitude lines that circle the north and south poles?
lines of latitude
What is the maximum number of 1 degree longitude lines that can be drawn on a globe?
Looking at a sphere, the Earth, from the side, i.e. - the equator, eliminating each 'pole' position, which would appear as 'points', as opposed to 'lines', lines drawn at one degree intervals from top (North) to bottom (South), would number 178; given that there are 180 degrees from North to South.
What is the another name for a parrallels of longitude?
There are no parallels of longitude, because longitudinal lines aren't parallel. We call them "meridians". Lines of latitude ARE parallel, and so the expression "45th parallel" would be an accurate description.
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.
If you needed to give directions that would tell how far you were from the equator would use the lines of longitude?
No, you would use latitude.
Not all lines of longitude are shown on a globe if you want to find 20 W where should you look?
The meridian 20° west of The Greenwich Observatory, London, England. It is a line of longitude that runs from the north pole to the south pole. So you would look along the 20° west line of longitude. You also need a line of latitude. Minutes and seconds is then used to find a precise spot on the earth.
