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The Earth is a sphere.
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What is the maximum number of 1 degree longitude lines that can be drawn on a globe?
Looking at a sphere, the Earth, from the side, i.e. - the equator, eliminating each 'pole' position, which would appear as 'points', as opposed to 'lines', lines drawn at one degree intervals from top (North) to bottom (South), would number 178; given that there are 180 degrees from North to South.
What are earth's parallels called?
lines of latitude
What are A series of light brown lines drawn at intervals of 50 feet to designate their respective heights above sea level called?
contour lines
Why does horizontal scale of a mercator projection increase with latitude?
The vertical (or latitude) scale increases with latitude, keeping the hoizontal (longitude) constant. This is in order to make the lines of longitude parallel on the chart, instead of, in reality, converging toward the poles. This allows courses to be plotted and drawn on the chart, as straight lines crossing the lines of longitude at the same angle. Known as 'plane sailing'. ie. it is on a plane (flat surface) not a globe.
Where are the lines of force located on earth?
The lines of force are on the northern and southern poles
Is there such thing as strait lines?
Straight lines on paper can be drawn by using the edge of a ruler (or straight-edge) and a pencil.
Can a square be drawn with no lines of symmetry?
A square by definition has lines of symmetry. Therefore a square cannot be drawn without any lines of symmetry.
Can nine straight lines can be drawn from nine collinear points?
Yes. You can draw infinitely many straight lines from each point.
What is an imaginary line drawn through earth from the North to South pole?
The straight line connecting the poles is the earth's rotational axis. The lines along the earth's surface from pole to pole are meridians or lines of longitude.
Where are Lines of latitude?
They are drawn on the earth as imaginary lines that run from east to west.
For 3 non collinear points how many straight lines can be drawn?
3 lines and one plane
What the name of straight lines that can be drawn through one points?
line segments
How many lines can be drawn through 2 points?
1 straight line. An infinite number of curved lines.
How many lines can be drawn through two points?
If you're talking about straight lines (not curves) the answer is one.
Does Google Earth measure distance as Crow Flies?
In line mode the ruler is drawn as great circles (shortest possible path), which should be as a "crow flies". The ruler in Google Earth allows measurement of distances for a straight line or paths. Note for large distances (e.g. > 2000 miles) lines are drawn different than the lat-lon grid lines in Google Earth.
Can you tell us what is the name of those lines which are drawn in some part of earth?
Grid lines
How many straight lines can be drawn through two points?
i think just one line, as its defenition of straight line
