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Which map projection shows correct direction and shape but not size and distance?
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Do equidistant projection show distance and direction or size and shape?
yes it does shows everything correctly
What are four important elements which a map projection attempts to show?
shape, size or area ,distance and direction
Does the mercator projection more accurately show the size shape or the location of the continents on a map?
Mercator projection is used on ships. It shows the correct shapes of continents but the areas are distorted. The longitude lines are parallel which makes the areas at the poles seem larger than they actually are. Hope this helps.
What is the advantage of a Robinson Projection?
Robinson projection is a map projection of a world map, which shows the entire world at once.
What type of map projection portrays accurate sizes but distorts the shapes of land masses?
A map projection is a flat representation of the Earth's global surface. There are for different types of projections-- those that focus on distance, those that focus on direction, those that focus on area, and those that focus on shape. Conformal map projections are the type that show the correct size of continents but distort area size.
Do equidistant projection show distance and direction or size and shape correctly?
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Do equidistant projection show distance and direction or size and shape?
yes it does shows everything correctly
What are four important elements which a map projection attempts to show?
shape, size or area ,distance and direction
Would you use a Mercator Projection to find the exact distance between two locations?
No because the Mercator projection distorts the size and shape of large objects, as the scale increases from the Equator to the poles, where it becomes infinite.
Only a globe can show true distance direction size and shape of landmasses all at the same time?
Yes, that is correct.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of the Mollweide projection?
The Mollweide Projection shows areas that land masses are larger and they are larger. The disorts are shape of land and direction.
Which map projection accurately shows directions and shape but distorts distance and size?
Winkel-Tripel
What do flat maps distort?
distance, shape, size, and direction......my human geography teacher also said distance, shape, size, area ... but the last time she said it, she said direction
What are the disadvantages and advantages of the Mollweide projections?
The Mollweide Projection shows areas that land masses are larger and they are larger. The disorts are shape of land and direction.
What are the four things a globe can accurately show?
size, shape, direction, distance
What are the five properties of the global grid?
area distance shape direction scale
Math what is a translation?
moving a point or shape etc a distance in a certain direction
