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Distortion is especially severe on what kind of map?
world maps
What is the difference of globe and map?
A globe is the world as it appears from space, and is approximately ball shaped. This allows the countries of the whole world to be shown on a globe without distortion. On a flat map, distortion is unavoidable, especially if the scale is small and showing a large area. Peel an orange, and try to flatten on a flat surface, will prove that a map of the World can not avoid distortion.
What distortion may map projections show?
The distortion was that the Earth was round
Which mapmaking method would be used to minimize distortion of continents on a world map?
Interrupted Projections
What is a sentence for distortion an the word map?
when a earth's map in a circle the location will be one place.If you put the earth's map in a paper the location will be another place.thats the distortion of earth.
Distortion is especially severe on what kind of map?
world maps
What is the difference of globe and map?
A globe is the world as it appears from space, and is approximately ball shaped. This allows the countries of the whole world to be shown on a globe without distortion. On a flat map, distortion is unavoidable, especially if the scale is small and showing a large area. Peel an orange, and try to flatten on a flat surface, will prove that a map of the World can not avoid distortion.
Why doe every map have some degree of distortion?
The world is a sphere, maps can't be.
How is a map different from a glob?
A map is a flat printing of what is a birds-eye view of the earth. A world map printed on paper shows distortion with some countries being larger than they actually are. Maps of small sections show no distortion. A globe shows the earth without distortion, especially as the globe shows the whole world. The trouble with a globe, is you can't easily carry it in your rucksack!
What distortion may map projections show?
The distortion was that the Earth was round
What mapmaking method would minimize distortion of land masses on a world map?
A mapmaking method that minimizes distortion of land masses is the Equal Area projection, which preserves accurate relative sizes of land areas. Examples include the Mollweide and Goode's Homolosine projections.
Which mapmaking method would be used to minimize distortion of continents on a world map?
Interrupted Projections
Is Canada represented on the World political map?
Yes. Because Canada is its own country and has its own political views it is represented on the World political map. You can find a detailed listing on the internet.
What do map projections have in common?
distortion
What is a sentence for distortion an the word map?
when a earth's map in a circle the location will be one place.If you put the earth's map in a paper the location will be another place.thats the distortion of earth.
Which map has less distortion a small area map or a large area map?
A small area map.
What are some of the problems with map projections?
Distortion
