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When the picture of the world is put on to a flat piece of paper, the longitudes and latitude need to be stretched out a little bit. So sometimes the antarctic can seem bigger on some other maps.
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What is the definition of a city map?
A map of the streets and environs of a city.
What is definition of transportation map?
what is the definition of transportation map? A directional representation of an region of the earth based on the average transportation routes
What is the definition of electoral map?
A map that shows what the different states have voted for throughout the years (Democratic or Republican.)
What is the definition of deliberate distortion?
Also known as untruthful telling lies basically it is just bending the truth and changing the facts just a bit.
Why does every map projection have some degree of distortion?
All map projections distort the surface in some fashion. Depending on the purpose of the map, some distortions are acceptable and others are not; therefore different map projections exist in order to preserve some properties of the sphere-like body at the expense of other properties. There is no limit to the number of possible map projections.
What distortion may map projections show?
The distortion was that the Earth was round
What do map projections have in common?
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.
Which map has less distortion a small area map or a large area map?
A small area map.
What are some of the problems with map projections?
Distortion
What gives the meaning of words on a map?
distortion
Is distortion greater with a small scale map or a large scale map?
Map distortion is due to the fact that the earth's surface is curved but maps are flat. The more curved the surface that a map represents, the more distortion. For the same size map, one with a smaller scale encompasses a larger surface area of the earth when compared to one with a larger scale. Therefore, the one with a smaller scale will have more distortion.
What is a importance of map projection?
A projection is a way of keeping the distortion of a flat map
What are the 4 types of distortion of a map?
The four types of distortion are shape, distance, relative size, and direction.
What is the limitation to any map?
There is always some distortion.
What is map distortion?
The stretching, bending, and enlarging of areas on a map due to the curvature of the earth.
On a flat map where does the distortion occur?
On a flattened map of the Earth's surface, like a Mercator projection, the distortion is everywhere except the equator, and grows as it gets closer to the Poles.
