A systematic drawing to scale on a plane surface of lines representing the parallels and meridians of the earth is termed a what?

• A. Relief model
• B. Geodetic plane
• C. Map projection
• D. Contour map

Answer: (C)

Map projection is the systematic way to represent the Earth's curved surface on a flat plane. It transfers lines of latitude (parallels) and longitude (meridians) onto a plane, creating the grid used to reference locations on a map. The description matches this because drawing to scale on a plane using those lines is exactly how a map projection works—the method that turns global coordinates into a flat map. A relief model is a 3D depiction, a geodetic plane is a mathematical reference used in calculations, and a contour map shows elevation lines rather than the lat/long grid produced by a projection.