Question

the main characteristic of the meridians​

Answer 1

Answer:

Explanation:

The meridians or lines of longitude have the following characteristics:

1..All meridians are of the same length and each one is a semi-circle.

2..If any two opposite meridians are taken together, they form a complete circle, which is a great circle.

3..The distance between any two meridians is maximum at the Equator, which is about 11 km for one degree of longitude.

4..This distance decreases as we go away from the Equator towards the poles.

5..All the meridians meet at the poles.

Answer 2

Answer:

$\huge \underline \bold \red {༒︎Meridians}$

➻Lines of longitude run from the North Pole to the South Pole,in a North-South direction.However,they give the east-west coordinates of a place.

➻The distance between the meridians decreases pole-ward fr the equator.It decreases from a maximum of about 111 km at the equator to zero at the poles ,where they all meet.

➻The meridians are numbered from the prime meridian.The lines to the east of the prime meridian are called longitudes 0-179° E,and those on the west as 0-179° W.The 180° longitude is neither west not east.

➻There are 360° degrees of longitude.

➻The meridians from Great circles around the Earth.A great circle is a line that divides a sphere into two equal halves.For example-the 0° and 180° longitudes form a Great circle,and divide to globe into two.Routes that follow Great circles mark the shortest distance between any two places,so most long distance flights follow this route.

Hope it helps!!

Please mark me as brainilest ✔️