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A "parallel" is a line comprised of all the points on Earth with the same latitude ...
the angle measured north or south of the equator. Each parallel is a full circle, that
crosses all meridians.
A "meridian" is a line comprised of all the points on Earth with the same longitude ...
the angle measured east or west from the Prime Meridian. Each meridian is a half-
circle, that crosses all parallels.
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What is the shape of parallels and meridians?
What id the shape of parallers and maridians
What is the angle of intersection of all parallels and meridians on the earth?
90 degrees
Parallels are used to measure longitude or latitude?
latitude longitudes are known as meridians
Can meridians of longitude to be parallel?
No. One characteristic of parallels is that they never meet or intersect.But all of the meridians of longitude meet at both the north pole andthe south pole.
What is another name for parallel lines?
latitude lines is another name for parallels and longitude lines are called meridians
Lines of longitude called what?
Meridians of longitude; parallels of latitude. Remember that meridians are all the same length (20,000 km) and that they meet at the poles. Parallels are, well, parallel, and are different lengths, the longest being the Equator.
what are the main properties of parallels and meridians?
Ware the main properties of parallels and meridians
What are the parallels and meridians of jaipur?
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What are lines of longitude and latitude?
Parallels and meridians.
What are Lines and latitude are called?
Parallels and meridians.
What are meridians of longitudes and parallels of latitudes?
Name the two meridians east of the meridian on this map.
Differences between parallels and meridians?
-- Parallels are associated with latitudes. Meridians are associated with longitudes. -- Parallels are parallel, and no tweo parallels intersect. All meridians intersect all other meridians, at two places. -- Every point on a parallel has the same latitude. Every point on a meridian has the same longitude. -- Every parallel in the same hemisphere has a different length. Every meridian on Earth has the same length. -- Every parallel is a full circle. Every meridian is a semi-circle. -- Every parallel crosses all longitudes. Every meridian crosses all latitudes. -- The distance between two parallels is the same at every longitude. The distance between two meridians depends on the latitude where it's measured. -- To cross all parallels, you only have to travel 12,000 miles. To cross all meridians, you have to travel 24,000 miles.
A basic geography questions - Do all of the parallels and the meridians cross each other at right angles on both the globe and Mercator?
which main parallels and meridians cross each continent
What is the shape of parallels and meridians?
What id the shape of parallers and maridians
What is the difference between parallels and meridians?
Parallels, as the name inplies, run parallel to each other in an east-west orientation. Meridians run through both poles, and so cannot be parallel.
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.
What is another name lines of latitude and longitude?
Parallels and meridians, respectively.
