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Mercator:
Mercator projection works very poorly in polar regions and becomes undefined at the north and south poles. Historically Mercator is interesting because it is one of the oldest map projections to be used. Christopher Columbus used the Mercator projection in his travels to the new world. This projection is often used in navigation because any straight line is a rhumb line (a line of constant direction). Parallels of latitude and longitude are straight. Features increase in size as the map approaches the poles. Areas and shapes of large areas are distorted. Distortion increases away from the equator and is extreme in polar regions. However, being a conformal projection, angles and shapes within any small area are essentially true.
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What came first Mercator projection or the Robinson projection?
Robinson projection
What are the three types of projection maps are?
Mercator Projection, Interrupted Projection, Robinson Projection
What are the advantages and disadvantages of a Mercator projection and of an equal area projection?
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Where is the greatest distortion on a Mercator projection?
On a mereator projection the greatest distortion is produced
When might you want to use a projection other than the Mercator projection?
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What is the main features of the Mercator projection?
Mercator projection represents rhumb lines, which are useful for navigation. It makes the areas near the poles appear very large.
What type of projection is a Mercator projectio?
It is a Mercator projection!
How are a mercator projection and an Robinson projection map the same?
what similarity about the mercator projection and the robinson projection?
What is the main feature of the mercator projection?
Mercator projection represents rhumb lines, which are useful for navigation. It makes the areas near the poles appear very large.
What maps projection do nearly all seagoing navigators still use today?
The answer is the Mercator projection
What is less accurate about a Mercator projection?
what is one problem with the mercator projection
What type of projection is a Mercator?
cylindrical projection
What is the difference between mercator and Robinson projection?
the mercator projection lines are straight but the robinsons are curved
What came first Mercator projection or the Robinson projection?
Robinson projection
What type of map is a Mercator map?
Mercator is not a map, but a map projection, i.e. a way of representing the continents on a map. The Mercator projection is only accurate between 30 degrees north and south latitude. The further away you go from that point, the greater the exaggeration.
What are the three types of projection maps are?
Mercator Projection, Interrupted Projection, Robinson Projection
What type of map projection is used by ship navigation?
Mercator
