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Who was the first man to draw a map of the earth on flat surface?
gerhardus mercator
What is a method used by early map makers to represent the world on a flat surface?
they cut it at one spot and then spred it out flat on the map and label
Cartographers can represent the spherical Earth on flat paper by making a which is like casting shadows from the spherical world onto a flat piece of paper?
It is a drawing of the earth on a flat surface
Which type of map dispalys a flat representation of a round object?
a mercator map
What is the flat map shape like an oval called?
A map in the shape of an oval is called the Mollweide Map.
Who made a flat map?
Gerardus Mercator creates the first flat map
What did the Tudors invent?
The Tudors invented, the first telescope, the first flushing toilet. They also created a flat drawn map.
What map displays a a flat representation of a flat object?
a projection map
Who was the first man to draw a map of the earth on flat surface?
gerhardus mercator
Is a globe and a world map the same?
no, because a world map could be a flat map and a globe cannot be a flat map.
What type of map displays a flat representation of a flat object?
a projection map
What is a mercrator projection?
A Mercator projection map is a cylindrical map presented on a flat surface. It was first presented to the world by Gerardus Mercator in 1569.
Who drew the first world map and in what year?
Anaximander of Miletus was the first ancient Greek to draw a map of the known world. 1434 A.D. was made.
Why would you use a flat map?
u will use a flat map to locate something around u or yourself
How are a global and map different?
A globe is sphere and a map is flat.
How is globe diffent from a map?
A globe is round. A map is flat.
What are planar projections?
A planar projection map is a map projected onto a plane (flat surface). The details of the globe are a rectangular shaped map that is on a flat surface.
