Discussion
On a conic projection in normal aspect, meridians appear as
Answer: A
Correct answer: straight lines radiating from a point
Unrolling the cone gives a fan. The meridians become straight lines radiating from the apex, spaced at angles proportional to the differences in longitude, and the parallels become concentric arcs centred on the same apex. That is the signature of a conic projection in normal aspect, and it explains why such maps are usually cropped to a band of latitude.
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