continents
Gerardus Mercator creates the first flat map
Another name for a relief map is a topographic map. These maps use contour lines to show the elevation and shape of the terrain, allowing the reader to visualize the three-dimensional landscape on a flat surface.
Green is commonly used to represent flat land on a map. This color choice helps differentiate flat areas from other types of terrain, such as water bodies or mountains.
a projection map
map grid
A map grid is a framework of horizontal and vertical lines used to locate positions on a map. It helps to show landmasses accurately on a flat surface by providing coordinates for specific locations.
a projection map
A flat map can show a larger area in a single view, making it easier to compare distances and relationships between different locations. It can also be more practical for navigation purposes and can show political boundaries more clearly than a globe.
no, because a world map could be a flat map and a globe cannot be a flat map.
a projection map
Gerardus Mercator creates the first flat map
On a map that uses contour lines to represent height, a flat plain should show very few (if any) contour lines.
A distortion on a map is when you transfer information from a curved suface to a flat suface losing some accuracy. Distortion is a change in shape, size, or position of a place when it's shown on a map. . . . In example . . . Transferring information from a globe to a map
To show Earth's curved surface on a flat map, cartographers use mathematical projections that distort the shape, size, distance, or direction of the map. Common projections include Mercator, Robinson, and Peters, each with its own strengths and weaknesses in representing the curved Earth on a two-dimensional map.
Another name for a relief map is a topographic map. These maps use contour lines to show the elevation and shape of the terrain, allowing the reader to visualize the three-dimensional landscape on a flat surface.
No. The flat map distorts the actual route. However if the two points are close to each other (e.g., less than 100 miles), the distortion is small.
A Robinson map is a form of projection of the world map in which the whole world is illustrated as a single flat image. The poles are shown as straight lines rather than as points. These maps more accurately show the land to water proportions at high latitudes.