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It depends on the scale to which the map has been drawn. Not all maps are the same scale.
Maps covering a large area suffer from "barrel distortion". In the usual layout of maps, East-West distances are compressed near the equator and exaggerated as you move towards the poles.
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Models are three dimensional prototypes that help the viewer see a smaller scale of a detailed area. Maps are usually one dimensional and contain directions from a view that would not show great detail.
Earth is three-dimensional, but maps are two-dimensional.
Earth is three-dimensional, but maps are two-dimensional.
extreme swagger is the apparent answer. Just kidding. Large scale maps are usually used for a bigger city to show more of a general space. On the other hand smaller scales are used for more detail
Scale is used on maps, for one. There's usually a scale on maps that converts inches or centimeters on the map to actual distance.
Coloured small scale maps are used in an atlas, as an atlas usually covers the whole world.
Large scale maps are enlarged maps to show cities and sometimes small towns. Small scale maps are maps shrunken down only to show countries and continents. -The person-