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By "vertical", we understand "away from the center of the Earth". So a line that
extends vertically from either pole heads away from the other pole.
The only straight line joining the north and south poles is the Earth's axis of rotation.
On the other hand, meridians of constant longitude are imaginary lines on the Earth's
surface that join the poles and often appear printed vertically on certain map projections.
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Do great circles on a globe have to pass through the North and South poles?
All lines of longitude meet at the poles; none pass through. No lines of latitude connect at or pass through either pole.
Do all the longitude lines pass through the south pole?
Well, not exactly. Technically, all meridians of longitude run between the north andsouth poles, so their ends are at the poles, and they don't pass through. But you'recorrect in your description that if you follow any line of longitude south, eventuallyyou wind up at the south pole, because they all meet there.
Lines of longitude meet where?
Lines of longitude meet at the poles, both North and South. At the North Pole, all lines of longitude converge and meet at a single point. The same holds true for the South Pole, where lines of longitude also converge and meet at a single point.
What are imaginary lines that run north and south circle the earth and pass through the poles?
Longitude lines are a set of imaginary lines that goes around the earth over the poles. The Prime Meridian is the longitude line that divides the earth into the eastern and western hemispheres, just as the equator divides the northern and southern hemispheres.
What happens to the angle of declination when you are closer to the poles?
As you move closer to the poles, the angle of declination increases. This is because the Earth's magnetic field lines are more vertical near the poles, causing the magnetic declination— the angle between magnetic north and true north—to become more pronounced. In extreme polar regions, the declination can approach 90 degrees, where magnetic north aligns closely with the vertical orientation of the Earth's magnetic field.
Why are meridians also called longitude?
longitude are lines that go from north poles to south poles just like longitude lines meridians are vertical and are form north to south u get it rite?
What are the lines that go through the north pole and the south pole?
No geographic mapping lines go "through" the poles. The meridians of longitude are semi-circles that join the poles, so the ends of the meridians are at the poles.
What are the lines that go through the north pole and south pole?
No geographic mapping lines go "through" the poles. The meridians of longitude are semi-circles that join the poles, so the ends of the meridians are at the poles.
Is an imaginary line that runs through both poles in the earth?
Lines of Longitude are vertical imaginary lines that run between the North Pole and the South Pole. The Prime Meridian is zero Longitude, and runs from the North Pole, through the Royal Observatory at Greenwich, London, England, to the South Pole.
Do great circles on a globe have to pass through the North and South poles?
All lines of longitude meet at the poles; none pass through. No lines of latitude connect at or pass through either pole.
Do all the longitude lines pass through the south pole?
Well, not exactly. Technically, all meridians of longitude run between the north andsouth poles, so their ends are at the poles, and they don't pass through. But you'recorrect in your description that if you follow any line of longitude south, eventuallyyou wind up at the south pole, because they all meet there.
Lines of longitude meet where?
Lines of longitude meet at the poles, both North and South. At the North Pole, all lines of longitude converge and meet at a single point. The same holds true for the South Pole, where lines of longitude also converge and meet at a single point.
What are imaginary lines that run north and south circle the earth and pass through the poles?
Longitude lines are a set of imaginary lines that goes around the earth over the poles. The Prime Meridian is the longitude line that divides the earth into the eastern and western hemispheres, just as the equator divides the northern and southern hemispheres.
What happens to the angle of declination when you are closer to the poles?
As you move closer to the poles, the angle of declination increases. This is because the Earth's magnetic field lines are more vertical near the poles, causing the magnetic declination— the angle between magnetic north and true north—to become more pronounced. In extreme polar regions, the declination can approach 90 degrees, where magnetic north aligns closely with the vertical orientation of the Earth's magnetic field.
What are imaginary vertical lines found on maps are called?
Lines of longitude are imaginary vertical lines that represent the angular distance, in degrees, minutes, and seconds, of a point east or west of the Prime Meridian (Greenwich). Lines of longitude are often referred to as meridians. The lines of longitude run from the North pole to the South pole and at the poles all the lines of longitude intersect at a single point.
What is a line that runs north and south called?
A line running north and south/ up and down is called a vertical line.
Longitude lines meet where?
All longitudes converge at the north and south poles.
