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Longitude,the angular distance east or west of the prime meridian.
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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.
Why are longitude lines also called meridians?
meridians are also called longitude because they are the same word and they have the same meaning they just came up with another word for longitude
These 15 degrees intervals divide the earth into 24 hours?
Degrees of Longitude or Meridians.
What is the line that runs through north and south poles and splits in have the eastern and western hemispheres?
meridians
How are map projections used?
mercator projection are mostly used by navigator because all meridians appears as astraiht line
What lines run east and west and measure north and south?
Meridians of longitude.
Parallels are used to measure longitude or latitude?
latitude longitudes are known as meridians
What are lines running from north pole to south pole that measure degrees of longitude?
meridians
What lined measure distances east and west of prime meridian?
Longitude lines. They are also called meridians.
Does longitude lines or meridians measure distance north and south?
Yes it does. How I always remember is by looking at the U and the D.
Where do the meridians meet?
meridians meet at the poles
Imaginary lines on the earth's surface running north to south and used to measure distance east to west?
Meridians of constant longitude.
Which direction do Yin meridians flow?
Of the twelve regular meridians, the yin meridians always flow up the body, and all the yang meridians always flow down.
How many meridians are there on the earth surface?
23 meridians, dividing earth into 24 time zones
What does the parallel and meridians have in common?
Meridians are lines of longitude. The meridian lines go from the North pole to the South pole, such that all the lines converge at a single point on each pole. These lines measure degrees east and west of the prime meridian, which is located at 0 degrees.
What do you call the vertical lines around the globe?
meridians or lines of longitude
Lines of latitude are also called what?
Parallels and meridians. Circles parallel to the Equator (lines running east and west) are parallels of latitude. They are used to measure degrees of latitude north or south of the Equator. Meridians of longitude are drawn from the North Pole to the South Pole and are at right angles to the Equator.
