Tangent or secant to another point on the globe is called oblique . Paul S. Anderson, these are graphics containing the graticule shorelines and 2. Shaded maps by Peter H. Dana, The Geographers Craft Project. Department of Geography, The University of Texas at Austin. Regular cylindrical projections Characteristics 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 is true. Can have the properites of equidistance, conformality or equal area. Equirectangular Projection Among the oldest projections and simplest. Parallels are equally spaced.