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Name for the 7 largest land masses?
Continents are the seven largest land masses.
What are the Land masses that around the Philippines?
The Land Masses around the Philippines are Asia,Malaysia,Australia and Indonesia.
What are the different land masses that surrounds the Philippines?
Malaysia, Taiwan, New Guinea, and the continent of Asia are all land masses that surround the Philippine Islands.
What is one of the seven large land masses on earth?
What is the name given to the seven large piece s of land on Earth
Which states have two separate land masses?
Hawaii is the only U.S. state with two separate land masses, consisting of the islands of Hawaii and Oahu. These islands are distinct geographically and are part of the same state.
What properties do maps distort?
Since the world is round, flat maps (rectangular maps) distort the sizes of continents by making them larger than they actually are.
What properties do flat maps distort?
Since the world is round, flat maps (rectangular maps) distort the sizes of continents by making them larger than they actually are.
What type of map may distort size but represents something other than the true land area?
Relative population density maps, height elevation maps, and mineral deposit maps are all I can think of.
Why do flat maps distort Earth's surface?
They distort the surface because they are flat, while the surface is not.
What is is the definition of conic projections?
Answer: A Conic projection projects points & lines from a globe to a cone. It has little distortion in shape & area of land masses along lines of latitude (curved). Distortion does exist near the top & bottom of the projection (north & south poles). It is NOT useful for traveling long distances. They're very accurate in making maps of small areas because they don't distort the size & shape of the land. They're used to make road maps & weather maps.
What are some disadvantages of using a map?
different maps distort the earth in different ways because a map portrays a round object on a flat surface which is impossible to do accurately.
Why do maps distort the distance?
routes change all the time
What happens to land masses near the north and south poles on a map?
Maps usually do not depict land where there is no human population. Generally, maps show landforms farther north than they show of the southern hemisphere.
All flat maps are projections that must distort at least one what properties?
yes
What are some of China's land masses?
What land masses are in or near China?
What are the large masses of land?
Large masses of land are called continents.
What does land masses of the earth mean?
The land masses of the Earth are the continents.
