Map are projections in a systematic transformation of the latitudes and longitudes of the locations on the surface of a sphere. Map projections distort the surface in a little bi, depending on the purpose of the map.
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The Greeks were the first to determine that the earth was a sphere and they modeled their maps that way.
The surface area pf the Earth is on a sphere, not a flat surface.
Since the Earth is a sphere, there is no beginning and end, since a sphere is a never-ending shape. Therefore there is no last or first country.
The Earth is a sphere. Maps are flat. Therefore when you try and make a representation of a sphere (the Earth) as a flat map, you introduce some distortions. The process of making a flat map from a sphere is called projection and there are a number of different projections that you can use, each with different distortions (e.g. an equal area projection, a Mercator projection etc). Therefore you need a variety of maps (projections) depending on what you want to use the map for.
When maps lie flat, they lie because they aren't accurate representations of earth. It means all maps have some distortion- when put flat, it distorts the shape of the land because the earth is actually a sphere.
you are part of wich sphere of Earth
The water sphere of earth is the HYDROSPHERE.
Yes, the earth is round, and you cant make a sphere flat. It leaves gaps, so map makers have to improvise and fill in the gaps.
celestial sphere
It is impossible for a flat map to be as accurate as a globe. The Earth is round and only a round globe can put things in the correct perspective.