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You want to know where you are going to be. It's not important for street maps, but if you're hiking, you want to make sure you'll end up where you think you'll end up.
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Why does distortion matter?
distortion matters because the earth is round and it is impossible to show the earth on a flat surface without some distortion
What distortion may map projections show?
The distortion was that the Earth was round
What is a sentence for distortion an the word map?
when a earth's map in a circle the location will be one place.If you put the earth's map in a paper the location will be another place.thats the distortion of earth.
Why did Ptolemy not need to be concerned about distortion from projections because his map was based on?
a flat Earth.
What is less accurate about a Mercator projection?
what is one problem with the mercator projection
Why does distortion matter?
distortion matters because the earth is round and it is impossible to show the earth on a flat surface without some distortion
What distortion may map projections show?
The distortion was that the Earth was round
What problem cause by maps dimensional?
Distortion
What is a sentence for distortion an the word map?
when a earth's map in a circle the location will be one place.If you put the earth's map in a paper the location will be another place.thats the distortion of earth.
When cartographers represent the three - dimensional earth in two dimensions what is likely to occur?
When cartographers represent the three-dimensional Earth in two dimensions what is likely to occur is distortion.
What is word for mapping of the earth surface?
geography
What problem is cause by maps two-dimensional?
Distortion
What problem is caused by maps two-dimensional?
Distortion
What is mapping of the earth's surface is called?
It is known as cartography.
What is the mapping the earth's surface called?
GPS
What shows the entire earth with almost no distortion?
globe
When cartographers represent the three-dimensional Earth in two dimensions, what is likely to occur?
When cartographers represent the three-dimensional Earth in two dimensions what is likely to occur is distortion.
