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When you take a 3-d map to a 2-d map, it becomes distorted. You simply cannot take a picture in a rounded form and put it on a flat surface-it's going to look a bit weird. Anyway, distortion on a map is when the countries, oceans, land features, etc aren't their exact shape- this is why all flat maps are technically not accurate.
Hope this helps you!
-J
You can't make an entirely accurate copy of a curved surface - as the Earth - onto a flat paper. Just try covering a ball with a paper w/o any wrinkles and see.
There will always be some errors. And the bigger Earth area you try to fit into the same map, the bigger the errors become.
No matter what kind of map is made , some portion of the surface will always look either too small,too big out out of place.Mapmakers have. however,found many ways to limit the distortion of shape, size,distance, and direction.
Basically, the world is a sphere, and a map is a flat surface. It's hard to translate between the two, since a sphere is a curved object, and a map is completely flat.
Say for example that you have a globe, and you wanted to wrap it in a sheet of paper. The globe is the Earth, and the sheet of paper is a map of its surface. If you tried it, you would find that it is extremely hard to do this. Try wrapping the paper so that it forms a cylinder, touching the equator. You will see that, as you approach the poles, the paper is farther away from the surface. Obviously, a rectangular map would do a pretty poor job of mapping the surface of a sphere.
There are a dozen different kinds of maps for the Earth, each one using a different pattern or technique. None of them are the "true" map of the Earth- really, if there was one representation that was the ultimate ideal, it would be the globe- but some come very close.
This doesn't just apply to maps of the entire world. There will always be at least a little distortion in 2D maps. However, smaller maps will always be more accurate than larger ones- so a map of your city would be far more accurate than a map of your country, or continent. This is because the smaller the area, or "patch" of the globe, the flatter it is. So a representation of a one-inch-by-one-inch part of a globe would be more accurate than a map of half the globe.
What else can I help you with?
Why were flat maps invented?
Flat maps were drawn that way, because no one knew that the earth was round, until after Christopher Colombus.
Why are all maps distorted?
Cause a map is flat, and the Earth is curved. Can't force a curved image onto a flat surface w/o losing something.
Why are there distortion on maps?
Because a map is flat and a globe is round
Why do all maps have distortion?
Since the earth is 3 dimensional and is represented on a flat surface, there will be a few distortions
On flat maps a loss of accuracy called?
i dont know yet
What can be a problem if the earth is round and maps are flat?
Lol Nothen
What does all maps lie flat and all flat maps lie means?
When maps lie flat, they lie because they aren't accurate representations of earth. It means all maps have some distortion- when put flat, it distorts the shape of the land because the earth is actually a sphere.
What disadvantages do all flat maps share?
They are hard to carry
What do all flat maps have in common?
they are all distorted. distorted- misrepresented, garbled. ---- ur welcome! ; )
Does all map of earth distort the shapes and sizes of landmasses?
All flat maps do, globes do not.
All flat maps are projections that must distort at least one what properties?
yes
What disadvantages do flat maps have?
newdiv
Why were flat maps invented?
Flat maps were drawn that way, because no one knew that the earth was round, until after Christopher Colombus.
What is a drawing of all or part of the earth on a flat surface?
A drawing of all or part of the Earth on a flat surface is called a map. Maps represent geographical features, boundaries, and various data in a two-dimensional format. They can vary in scale and detail, serving purposes such as navigation, education, and planning. Different types of maps include political maps, physical maps, and thematic maps, each highlighting specific information about the Earth's surface.
What advantages do flat maps have?
Flat maps are convenient for easy storage and portability due to their compact size. They provide a quick overview of a large area and are simple to use for navigation purposes. Additionally, flat maps make it easier to compare different locations and distances in a straightforward manner.
Why are there curved lines of latitude on an atlas?
The surface of the earth is the outside of a sphere, whereas the pages of an atlas are flat. Right there, you have the fundamental problem common to all maps ... how best to represent a curved surface on a flat picture. The answer is: In order to select one characteristic to depict accurately, you have to distort most everything else.
Who discovered flat world maps?
historians did
