A group of projections with horizontal parallels and evenly set vertical meridians.

• A. Conic
• B. Azimuthal
• C. Goode's Homolosine
• D. Cylindrical

Answer: (D)

This describes cylindrical projections. In a cylindrical projection, the globe is projected onto a cylinder, so the parallels (latitudes) appear as horizontal lines and the meridians (longitudes) as vertical lines. When the cylinder is unrolled into a flat map, those meridians become evenly spaced straight vertical lines, giving a regular grid with horizontal parallels and evenly spaced vertical meridians. Other families don’t produce that neat rectangular grid: conic projections have parallels that form circular arcs and meridians that converge toward a point; azimuthal projections center on a point with radial lines emanating outward; Goode's Homolosine is an interrupted composite with breaks in the grid.