Table of Contents
- 1 How is a conic projection different from a cylindrical projection How are they similar?
- 2 What do cylindrical projections distort?
- 3 In which of the following ways meridians are projected in cylindrical projection mathematically geometrically horizontally vertically?
- 4 In which of the following with meridians are projected in cylindrical projection?
- 5 How are globes and map projections related?
- 6 Why do you prefer globe compare to a map while showing the accurate earth?
How is a conic projection different from a cylindrical projection How are they similar?
Like the cylindrical projection, conic map projections have parallels that cross the meridians at right angles with a constant measure of distortion throughout. Conic map projections are designed to be able to be wrapped around a cone on top of a sphere (globe), but aren’t supposed to be geometrically accurate.
What does a cylindrical projection show?
Cylindrical projections represent meridians as straight, evenly-spaced, vertical lines and parallels as straight horizontal lines. Meridians and parallels intersect at right angles, as they do on the globe.
What do cylindrical projections distort?
Distortion increases by moving away from standard lines. In normal aspect of cylindrical projection, the secant or standard lines are along two parallels of latitude equally spaced from equator, and are called standard parallels. In transverse aspect, the two standard lines run north-south parallel to meridians.
What projection results by mathematically wrapping the globe with a cylinder of paper where the paper only touches the globe at the equator?
Mercator
Mercator invented this type of projection in the 16th Century and it has been commonly used ever since. This projection uses a cylinder to touch a globe at the equator plane and cast the light for meridians and parallels to appear on cylindrical surface.
In which of the following ways meridians are projected in cylindrical projection mathematically geometrically horizontally vertically?
| Q. | In which of the following ways, meridians are projected in cylindrical projection? |
|---|---|
| B. | geometrically |
| C. | horizontally |
| D. | vertically |
| Answer» b. geometrically |
What is the difference between a conformal projection and an equivalent projection?
Equal area projections maintain a true ratio between the various areas represented on the map. Conformal projections preserve angles and locally, also preserve shapes.
In which of the following with meridians are projected in cylindrical projection?
5. In which of the following ways, meridians are projected in cylindrical projection? Explanation: A cylindrical projection involves in the generation of map in a cylindrical shape. Latitudes are prepared on hollow cylinder.
Where is a cylindrical projection most accurate?
the equator
A cylindrical projection is accurate near the equator but distorts distances and sizes near the poles. One advantage to cylindrical projections is that parallels and meridians form a grid, which makes locating positions easier. On a cylindrical projection, shapes of small areas are usually well preserved.
The globe has a diminished ball-shaped look and has a mapped surface map. The globe is bound to detail the information about a region. Map projection is a way of mapping the curved Earth’s surface and heavenly bodies to the plane.
Where do parallels and meridians run on most maps?
Parallels on maps are the lines you see that are from left to right. The lines that run from top to bottom are meridians.
Why do you prefer globe compare to a map while showing the accurate earth?
Answer: A map is a symbolic representation of selected characteristics of a place, usually drawn on a flat surface. We prefer to use a globe compared to a map as Earth is curved, thus the representation of locations on earth are not accurate when drawn on a flat surface.
Which map projection is most accurate?
AuthaGraph
AuthaGraph. This is hands-down the most accurate map projection in existence. In fact, AuthaGraph World Map is so proportionally perfect, it magically folds it into a three-dimensional globe. Japanese architect Hajime Narukawa invented this projection in 1999 by equally dividing a spherical surface into 96 triangles.