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Q: What characteristics of earths surface are distorted by DIFFeRENT MAp projections?
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How is a polar map distorted?

Maps are projections of the surface of a ball (the globe of the planet Earth) onto a flat sheet of paper.If you get some orange peel (which is also a ball) and try and make it go flat like paper you will find it will tear in some places and crumple in others because you can't just simply make it flat.Thus to make a flat map of a curved surface you have to have some sort of distortion to some part of it. There are several methods for doing this - equal area projections (which keep the relationships of area constant), equal angle projections, polar projections, Mercator projections etc.


What map have projection has fairly accurate shapes in the center but increasing distorting toward the edges?

All two dimensional (flat) maps (called projections) of the surface of the Earth have distortion. Several projections are used to create such maps and each is better for some uses and not others. There is no most distorted projection. It depends on the intended use for the map.


Why can't you just have one map projection?

One map projection cannot accurately represent the entire Earth's surface because it involves the process of transforming a three-dimensional object onto a two-dimensional surface. Different map projections prioritize certain characteristics, such as preserving shape, area, distance, or direction, but it is impossible to maintain all of these properties accurately at the same time. Therefore, different map projections are used depending on the purpose, area of focus, or intended use of the map.


What is the bony projections in the nasal cavities that increase surface areas are called?

The bony projections are called the superior, middle and inferior conchae. They increase surface area to warm and moisten incoming air.


What happened to the images on the globe when they transferred to a flat surface?

They become distorted.

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How is a polar map distorted?

Maps are projections of the surface of a ball (the globe of the planet Earth) onto a flat sheet of paper.If you get some orange peel (which is also a ball) and try and make it go flat like paper you will find it will tear in some places and crumple in others because you can't just simply make it flat.Thus to make a flat map of a curved surface you have to have some sort of distortion to some part of it. There are several methods for doing this - equal area projections (which keep the relationships of area constant), equal angle projections, polar projections, Mercator projections etc.


When curved surfaces are represented on flat surfaces then what is the distance?

When a curved surface is represented on a flat surface, usually either distances or directions must be distorted. Various "projections" exist to minimize these distortions in whatever way is important to the cartographer.


Why are there different types of map projections?

=The curved surface of the earth cannot be shown accurately on a map because such a surface must be stretched or broken in some places as it is flattened. For this reason mapmakers use map projections.=


Is it true that all maps show the surface of the earth the same way?

No, there are many different projections.


What type of map projection portrays accurate sizes but distorts the shapes of land masses?

A map projection is a flat representation of the Earth's global surface. There are for different types of projections-- those that focus on distance, those that focus on direction, those that focus on area, and those that focus on shape. Conformal map projections are the type that show the correct size of continents but distort area size.


What is the name of the projections on the inner surface of the small intestine?

projections r called ..VILLI


How do you get a flat image onto a curved surface without distortion?

You can't. Not in this universe, anyway. The problem in reverse has challenged cartographers for centuries. How do you map a global earth onto a flat surface? There are many different "projections" that represent various compromises and characteristics, but no two-dimensional representation can completely capture the unique nature of a globe.


What map have projection has fairly accurate shapes in the center but increasing distorting toward the edges?

All two dimensional (flat) maps (called projections) of the surface of the Earth have distortion. Several projections are used to create such maps and each is better for some uses and not others. There is no most distorted projection. It depends on the intended use for the map.


What are the fingerlike projections that greatly increase the surface are of cells?

stereocilia


Why can't you just have one map projection?

One map projection cannot accurately represent the entire Earth's surface because it involves the process of transforming a three-dimensional object onto a two-dimensional surface. Different map projections prioritize certain characteristics, such as preserving shape, area, distance, or direction, but it is impossible to maintain all of these properties accurately at the same time. Therefore, different map projections are used depending on the purpose, area of focus, or intended use of the map.


What projections allow the cell to move or moves substances along the surface of the cell?

Projections that allow the cell to move or to move substances along the surface of the cell are called cilia and flagella. Flagella is a single long hair that allows the cell to swim. Cilia are several projections used for movement across the cell surface.


Since Earth is a sphere maps are?

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.