How many parallels and meridians can be drawn on a globe and also mention the distance between parallel and distance between meridians at different parallels
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Answer:
24miles distance 14parallels of latitude
ANSWER:
The parallels of latitude is the angular distance, in degrees, minutes and seconds of a point south/north of the Equator. Latitudinal Lines are usually known as parallels. The meridians of longitude is the angular distance, in seconds, degrees, and minutes of a point west/east of the Prime (Greenwich) Meridian. Longitudinal Lines are usually known as meridians.
EXPLANATION:
At an interval of 10°, 18 parallels and 36 meridians could be drawn on the earth's surface
Distance between the Parallel
The Earth is somewhat elliptical shape-wise which creates a min or difference between the degrees from the equator to the north/south poles.
· Each degree of parallel is about 69 mi or 111 kms apart.
· At the equator, the distance is 68.703 mior 110.567 kms
· At the Tropic of Cancer/Tropic of Capricorn (23.5° south (S) and north (N)), the distance is 68.94 mi or 110.948 kms.
· At every poles, the "distance is 69.407 mi" or 111.699 kms.
Distance between the meridians
The degrees of the meridian differs vastly depending upon the position on the planet. They are farthest away at the equator and meet at the poles.
· A degree of meridian is the "widest at the equator" with a "distance of 69.172 mis" or 111.321 kms
· The distance slowly diminishes to zero as they "converge at the poles".