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Is north always straight towards the top of the mercator projection?
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Is the north always straight toward the top of the Mercator projection?
no
Which map projection puts a map of the earth on to a flat piece of paper and is used by nearly all deep sea navigators?
All map projections put the earth's surface on to a flat sheet, in different ways. For navigation the Mercator projection is very common because a line on a constant compass bearing is shown as a straight line in this projection. Mercator is an example of a conformal projection because the shape of a small feature - like an island - is preserved on the map. Other projections preserve area or direction, but no projection can achieve everything, it's always a compromise.
Which would be more helpful for studying the exact shapes of continents a globe or a map?
A globe because the projection on a map is always distorted.
Which would be more helpful for studying the exact shape of continents a globe or a map?
A globe because the projection on a map is always distorted.
What happen to the continents on some map projections?
Four things can happen in any map projection, and one of them always occurs, due to the issue of putting a 3-dimensional plan on a flat surface. Size, shape, direction, and distance can be distorted on any map. Mercator is the most obvious of these, and several changes the size of Siberia, making it appear huge as compared to anywhere else. In fact, Siberia isn't THAT big, but the projection makes for great propoganda purposes...either making the U.S.S.R. in the old days look like an overpowering juggernaught, or by making the United States look puny in comparison. In all reality, the United States had more people, a stronger economy, and better technology, and the U.S.S.R.'s only advantage was in their nuclear stockpile. The Robinson projection screws up distance and direction on the outermost region, while preserving the center almost as it is on the globe. The basic idea of all of this is that if you take a piece of paper and try to conform it to a globe, shining a light in the center of the globe to imprint the picture onto the paper, the image that results will always be distorted in one way or another. If you're studying geography, maps are nice, but nothing beats a globe (except, of course, in compactness and transportability).
Is the north always straight toward the top of the Mercator projection?
no
Is north always straight toward the top of the Mercator projection?
no
Which map projection puts a map of the earth on to a flat piece of paper and is used by nearly all deep sea navigators?
All map projections put the earth's surface on to a flat sheet, in different ways. For navigation the Mercator projection is very common because a line on a constant compass bearing is shown as a straight line in this projection. Mercator is an example of a conformal projection because the shape of a small feature - like an island - is preserved on the map. Other projections preserve area or direction, but no projection can achieve everything, it's always a compromise.
What map has parallel lines of latitude and longitude?
Most maps will show latitude and longitude lines, if not, they're ALWAYS on a globe.
What are lines are always the same distance apart?
parallel lines because they are perfectly straight towards the other
What is the angle used in isometric projection?
always 30 degrees
Why do flights from London to the US west coast always fly due north over the top of Scotland - not due west over Ireland?
Maps are flat, while the surface of the Earth is a sphere. Because aviation fuel is expensive, we generally try to fly in the most direct route possible, which is a "straight line" over the surface of the spherical Earth. If we plot this on a Mercator projection map, this "straight on the sphere" line becomes a "Great Circle" route on the flat map. From London to San Francisco, that "straight on the sphere" line goes north over Scotland and over the Arctic Ocean before coming south through northern Canada and down to SFO.
Why do straight men become seduced by other men?
Because human sexuality isn't always black and white. With a lot of people it is more towards grey.
Why are the plants in your house growing toward a window that faces west?
Plants will always grow towards the light source. Turn the pot a quarter turn every day and it will grow straight.
What does a polygon always have?
It always has straight sides.
What is the purpose necessity use of projection?
The Earth is a sphere. Maps are almost always flat. The method you decide to use in order to represent the highlights of a curved surface on a flat drawing is called the 'projection'.
When the earth is towards the sun?
Half of the Earth is always towards the Sun.
