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The Mercator map is a cylindrical projection that represents the Earth’s surface, allowing for straight lines to be drawn between points, which is useful for navigation. It distorts sizes, particularly near the poles, making land masses like Greenland and Antarctica appear much larger than they are in reality. The projection maintains accurate angles, making it advantageous for maritime and aerial navigation, but it compromises the true scale and area of landmasses. Additionally, it presents the equator at the center, with latitudes and longitudes appearing as straight, parallel lines.
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What type of map is a Mercator map?
Mercator is not a map, but a map projection, i.e. a way of representing the continents on a map. The Mercator projection is only accurate between 30 degrees north and south latitude. The further away you go from that point, the greater the exaggeration.
What type of map projection is used by ship navigation?
Mercator
How does the Mercator map misrepresent the earth?
latitude and longitude are the same as the Mercator
Would Greenland be smaller on a Mercator or a Robinson map projection?
Greenland appears larger on a Mercator map projection compared to a Robinson map projection. The Mercator projection distorts the size of land masses as they near the poles, resulting in Greenland appearing much larger than it actually is.
What type of geographic representation preserves the shape of the features but distorts the are?
A conformal projection preserves the shape of features on a map but distorts their area. Examples of conformal projections include the Mercator projection and the Lambert conformal conic projection.
What did Gerardus Mercator invent?
Geardus Mercator invented the Mercator Map in 1569
What are the main features of the Mercator project?
Mapping of Earth on a flat surface. ;)
Mercator projection what popular map in classrooms in the US is what kind of map.?
Mercator projection what popular map in classrooms in the US is what kind of map?
Mercator projection what popular map in classrooms in the US is what kind of map?
Mercator projection what popular map in classrooms in the US is what kind of map?
What type of map is gps map?
mercator map
What type of map is a Mercator map?
Mercator is not a map, but a map projection, i.e. a way of representing the continents on a map. The Mercator projection is only accurate between 30 degrees north and south latitude. The further away you go from that point, the greater the exaggeration.
What is the shortage airline distance between Chicato to London on a Mercator map?
On a Mercator map it is a straight line.
What is the main features of the Mercator projection?
Mercator projection represents rhumb lines, which are useful for navigation. It makes the areas near the poles appear very large.
How does the Mercator map misrepresent the earth?
latitude and longitude are the same as the Mercator
What type of map projection is used by ship navigation?
Mercator
What map was created to help navigators?
the Mercator map
How do you describe a mercator map projection?
A mercator map is best described as bigger and smaller portions of land than what is actually is
