What term best describes the map that presents shape but does not maintain correct area relationships? gnomonic equivalent conformal tangent compromise What term refers to a latitude line where the map is tangent to Earth? great circle transverse Mercator gnomonic Interrupted standard parallel Which family of map projections is usually tangent at the equator with the projection surface parallel to Earth's axis? conic planar transverse pseudocylindrical cylindrical Which statement best describes a transverse Mercator projection? most parallels are straight most meridians are curved lines an equal area projection a compromise projection tangent to the equator What term describes a straight line of constant direction that crosses all meridians at the same angle? graticule great circle tangent standard parallel rhumb line Which statement describes a Mercator projection? High latitude areas are exaggerated in size. Meridians converge to the poles. Parallels and meridians meet at different angles. The North and South Poles are points. The map shape is circular. Which statement describes an Eckert IV projection? The shape is rectangular. The map is an equivalent projection. Parallels are curved. The direction north is always straight toward the top of the map .Parallels and meridians all cross at right angles Which statement describes the Goode's Interrupted Homolosine projection? It is interrupted, because major areas of Earth are “left off†and not mapped. A different projection is used for the Eastern Hemisphere than the Western Hemisphere. It is a compromise projection. The shape of the parallels are circles. It is an equivalent projection. Which projection is noted for showing great circle routes as straight lines? Goode's Interrupted Homolosine Mercator Lambert Conformal Conic Robinson Gnomonic Which map projection is suitable for showing global densities of certain values such as population or worldwide distribution of earthquakes? Eckert IV Lambert Conformal Conic Gnomonic Robinson Mercator ...