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What are shown as straight lines on a Mercator projection called?
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The parallels of latitude and the meridians of longitude are all straight lines on the
Mercator projection. That's why Greenland looks bigger than South America.
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What is a map projection where the lines of longitude are parallel called?
That's true of the Mercator projection, among others.
What are two straight lines called?
Two straight lines that remain equal distance apart are parallel lines.
What happens when you take a round globe and put it on a flat map?
It will roll around. To make a flat map from a round globe, a projection is used. In making the projection not all measures can be preserved and so distances will be stretched for some areas, and straight lines on the projection will correspond to curved lines on the globe. There are different projections that can be used which try to minimise the effect on different measures.
What is the figure enclosed by straight lines called?
A polygon.
When two straight lines meet at a point what is it called?
an intersection
What is the difference between mercator and Robinson projection?
the mercator projection lines are straight but the robinsons are curved
What is the advantage of a Mercator projection?
The ability of the Mercator projection to allow straight and constant course lines. Or longitude and latitude lines.
What is the advantage of Mercator projection?
The ability of the Mercator projection to allow straight and constant course lines. Or longitude and latitude lines.
What projection shows all lines of latitude and longitude as straight lines?
The Mercator projection does that.
The Mercator projection made life easier for early navigators because they could plot their compass bearings as straight lines What type of projection is a Mercator projection?
cylindrical
What is a map projection where the lines of longitude are parallel called?
That's true of the Mercator projection, among others.
The Mercator projection made life easier for early navigators because they could plot their compass bearings north south east and west as straight lines What type of projection is a Mercator project?
a gps
Describe patterns of meridians on the Mercator?
They go straight up and down in parallel. (This is as opposed to a Robinson Projection where they bow out and away from the Prime Meridian.)
What is projection has parallel latitude lines and parallel longitude lines?
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What type of projection is a mercator world map and what sets it apart from other projections?
The Mercator projection has straight meridians and parallels that intersect at right angles. Scale is true at the equator or at two standard parallels equidistant from the equator. The projection is often used for marine navigation because all straight lines on the map are lines of constant azimuth.
Which type of map projection shows all latitude and longitude lines as parell?
The Mercator projection
What is the main features of the Mercator projection?
Mercator projection represents rhumb lines, which are useful for navigation. It makes the areas near the poles appear very large.
