The distance between meridians is

a. greatest at the equator and decreases poleward.
b. greatest at the poles and decreases towards the equator.
c. exactly the same at the equator as at the poles.
d. greatest at the Prime Meridian and then decreases.


a. greatest at the equator and decreases poleward.

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