the lines that go up and down, south and north on a map, like the prime meridian.
meridians or lines of longitude
latitude lines is another name for parallels and longitude lines are called meridians
Just like parallel lines on a flat surface, no two parallels of latitude ever meet.Just like non-parallel lines on a flat surface, any two meridians of longitude do meet.In fact, ALL meridians of longitude meet, at both the north and the south poles.
No. All of the meridians merge in a single point at the poles.
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.
meridians or lines of longitude
Meridians are lines of longitude that are drawn from the North to South poles.
On a Mercator map the Meridians (vertical lines of Latitude) are straight lines at right angles to the lines of Longitude.
Meridians of Longitude All of the other meridians; the lines of longitude.
meridians meet at the poles
Meridians are lines of longitude that pass from the North to the South poles.
meridians
lines of longitude
Lines of Longitude or Meridians
"Lines" of constant longitude are "meridians".
Meridians
meridian