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Cause a map is flat, and the Earth is curved. Can't force a curved image onto a flat surface w/o losing something.
What else can I help you with?
What part of speech is distort?
Distorted is a verb (past tense of distort) and an adjective (a distorted point of view).
A sentence using the word appearance?
His appearance was distorted.
What does ooooooooooooooppppppppppp mean?
Possibly a prolonged and distorted version of up.
What does groteque mean?
Grotesque means distorted; twisted; ugly; horrible.
How many maps are in a atlas?
Trere are 195 maps in atlas
What do all flat maps have in common?
they are all distorted. distorted- misrepresented, garbled. ---- ur welcome! ; )
What are the 4 ways in which maps can be distorted?
A map can be distorted by shapes, sizes, lines of latitude and longitude and politics,
What two things can be distorted on a projection map?
Reference maps and Thematic maps are the broad categories of maps
Why do two-dimensional maps of earth have distorted?
Earth is three-dimensional, but maps are two-dimensional.
What kind of maps did explorers use in the past?
they had a distorted map
What is the map projection with the least amount of distortion near the pole?
A Globe. It can be an exact scale model of the earth!
what is seen on maps of very large areas?
I think it is distorted in land mass and shape
What are 3 distortions created by maps?
A map can be distorted by shapes, sizes, lines of latitude and longitude.
Is australia the biggest island?
Maybe. It can be Madagascar or Greenland. Some maps can be distorted, so don't be fooled.
Why are global grid properties apt to be distorted on maps?
B/c maps are flat, andthe Earth is round. You can't make a perfect image of a round object on a flat surface.
Would a map or a globe be helpful for studying the exact shapes of continents?
A globe would be more helpful as maps depict distorted images.
What are some problems with cartogram maps?
A cartogram is a map that substitutes a different measure for land area or distance. The map then is generally greatly distorted in order to convey the information using this alternate variable.
