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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 is the figure enclosed by straight lines called?
A polygon.
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.
When two straight lines meet at a point what is it called?
an intersection
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