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Which map projection class has longitude lines appearing as straight, equally spaced parallel lines and latitude lines appearing as parallel lines that intersect the meridians at right angles?

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Answer:

Cylindrical projection

Step-by-step explanation:

Characterics of cylindrical map projection

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 (lines of tangency) is true

Can have the properites of equidistance, conformality or equal area

The poles are represented as lines

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