Discuss the characteristics of cylindrical projection.
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A cylindrical projection can be imagined in its simplest form as a cylinder that has been wrapped around a globe at the equator. ... When projected from the centre of the globe with the normal aspect, the typical grid appearance for cylindrical projections shows parallels and meridians forming straight perpendicular lines.
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Characteristics of cylindrical projection are as follows :-
-Lines of latitude and longitude are parallel intersecting at 90 degrees.
-Meridians are equidistant.
-Forms a rectangular map.
-Scale along the equator or standard parallels is true.
-Simple construction.
-Can have the properites of equidistance, conformality or equal area.
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