World Languages, asked by bandinaga7705, 1 year ago

why the meridians and parallels are called as the great circle and small circle?

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Answered by Anonymous

The meridians are called great circles because they all are a representative of the circumference of the earth.

Parallels are called the small circle because they are smaller than the circumference of the earth.

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