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what is one problem with the mercator projection
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it causes distortion
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What is a disavantige of a Mercator projection?
One of the big disadvantages of a Mercator projection is that it cannot accurately project the areas around the north and south pole. A Mercator projection is not equally accurate in all directions, even away from the poles.
What type of map is a Mercator map?
Mercator is not a map, but a map projection, i.e. a way of representing the continents on a map. The Mercator projection is only accurate between 30 degrees north and south latitude. The further away you go from that point, the greater the exaggeration.
What A Mercator projection map shows?
accurate directions but has distorted sizes and distances
How are the Mercator projection and the Goode's projection different?
The Mercator projection is used for world maps, and is most accurate between 30 degrees north and south latitude. The further away you go from there, the more exaggerated it becomes. The equal-area projection is also used for world maps, but only represents the continents in equal area with respect to their size, but not location. The conic projection is used for maps that show polar regions, such as Alaska. Imagine an ice-cream cone turned upside down and placed on top of a ball. The only accurate representation would be only in the circle that cone touches the ball.
What type of map projection is used by ship navigation?
Mercator
What is a disavantige of a Mercator projection?
One of the big disadvantages of a Mercator projection is that it cannot accurately project the areas around the north and south pole. A Mercator projection is not equally accurate in all directions, even away from the poles.
What type of map is a Mercator map?
Mercator is not a map, but a map projection, i.e. a way of representing the continents on a map. The Mercator projection is only accurate between 30 degrees north and south latitude. The further away you go from that point, the greater the exaggeration.
What type of projection is a Mercator projectio?
It is a Mercator projection!
How are a mercator projection and an Robinson projection map the same?
what similarity about the mercator projection and the robinson projection?
What maps projection do nearly all seagoing navigators still use today?
The answer is the Mercator projection
What kind of map is a rectangular representation of earth that shows accurate directions but distorts and distances?
mercator projection
What A Mercator projection map shows?
accurate directions but has distorted sizes and distances
What type of projection is a Mercator?
cylindrical projection
What is the difference between mercator and Robinson projection?
the mercator projection lines are straight but the robinsons are curved
What kind of a map is a rectangular representation of earth that shows accurate directions but distorts sizes and distances?
mercator projection
What kind of map is a rectangular representation of earth that shows accurate directions but distorts size and distances?
mercator projection
What kind of map is a rectangular representation of earth that shows accurate direction but distorts size and distance?
mercator projection
