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What projection shows all lines of latitude and longitude as straight lines?

The Mercator projection does that.


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 is the other name for line?

The imaginary semi-circular "lines" of constant longitude are "meridians". The imaginary full-circular "lines" of constant latitude are "parallels".


What map has parallel lines of latitude and longitude?

A map with parallel lines of latitude and longitude is known as a Mercator projection map. This type of map is often used for navigation purposes due to its representation of straight lines of latitude and longitude, making it easier to measure distances and plot courses. However, the Mercator projection distorts the size of landmasses, especially near the poles.


What lines are parallel to the equator?

lines of latitude


Are the lines of Capricorn and cancer lines of longitude or latitude?

latitude?


Are latitude lines called meridian?

Each 'meridian' is a line of constant longitude.


Lines of latitude and lines of longitude are perpendicular to?

Every meridian of longitude is perpendicular to every parallel of latitude, and every parallel of latitude is perpendicular to every meridian of longitude.


Are the parallel lines on a globe called longitude or latitude lines?

Latitude.


What lines are part of a grid system on the map?

Latitude and longitude


What are The lines that intercept latitude lines on a map Are lines of what?

The lines that intercept latitude lines are lines of longitude.


What is the most important thing about longitude and latitude?

Longitude lines go vertically and latitude lines go horizontally.

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