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The printing press the astrolabe and the mercator projection were advances that contributed to what?
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What came first Mercator projection or the Robinson projection?
Robinson projection
What are the three types of projection maps are?
Mercator Projection, Interrupted Projection, Robinson Projection
What are the advantages and disadvantages of a Mercator projection and of an equal area projection?
money
Where is the greatest distortion on a Mercator projection?
On a mereator projection the greatest distortion is produced
When might you want to use a projection other than the Mercator projection?
answer plss
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 is less accurate about a Mercator projection?
what is one problem with the mercator projection
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
In mapping what is the difference between mercator projection and an equal area projection?
the difference between mercator projection and equal projection is 250km apart from each other
What came first Mercator projection or the Robinson projection?
Robinson projection
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 are the three types of projection maps are?
Mercator Projection, Interrupted Projection, Robinson Projection
What were the three major technological advances that made it possible to "explore" the world from the 15th to 17th centuries?
What were the three major technological advances that made it possible to explore the world from the 15th to 17th centuries? The five major advancements of the Age of Exploration were the astrolabe, magnetic compass, caravel, sextant, and Mercator’s projection.
What type of map projection is used by ship navigation?
Mercator
