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Trava [24]
3 years ago
10

What shapes are used to make map projections?

Geography
1 answer:
Allisa [31]3 years ago
5 0
Latitude and longitude coordinates specify positions in a spherical grid called the graticule {that approximates } the more or less  earth
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