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Where did a map originate from?
Anixmander from Greece is credited with making the first world map in 6th century B.C. he based it off of a cylindrical shape. But the first map ever made (non-world map) was in 4,000 B.C. which was made in Egypt out of clay and baked.
Landmasses near the poles are distorted on this type of map?
cylindrical projection
What year was ptolemys world map made in?
his map was made in 1482. and used by cristpher colombus.
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.
Are there 3 main types of map projection?
Map makers are called cartographers. There are 3 generally accepted types of map projections. These are cylindrical projections, conic projects and planar projections.
What shape is a map made by cylindrical projection?
round
What is a cylindrical map?
Maps with cylindrical projections are designed as if a cylinder has been wrapped around a globe
Where did a map originate from?
Anixmander from Greece is credited with making the first world map in 6th century B.C. he based it off of a cylindrical shape. But the first map ever made (non-world map) was in 4,000 B.C. which was made in Egypt out of clay and baked.
Landmasses near the poles are distorted on this type of map?
cylindrical projection
What are the three most important map projections?
they are cylindrical, azimuthal, and conic.
What year was ptolemys world map made in?
his map was made in 1482. and used by cristpher colombus.
On what map projection do both meridians and parallels appear as straight lines intersecting each other at right angles?
Cylindrical
What is a map with parallel meridians called?
The "cylindrical projection" map. See bottom of http://www.progonos.com/furuti/MapProj/Normal/ProjCyl/projCyl.html .
What is a mercrator projection?
A Mercator projection map is a cylindrical map presented on a flat surface. It was first presented to the world by Gerardus Mercator in 1569.
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.
Are there 3 main types of map projection?
Map makers are called cartographers. There are 3 generally accepted types of map projections. These are cylindrical projections, conic projects and planar projections.
What is the Mercator projection map?
The Mercator system is a cylindrical map projection. It is essentially the shape of globe on a flat surface. It was first designed by mapmaker Gerardus Mercator in 1569.
