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stepladder [879]
3 years ago
13

What factor causes distortion in most maps?

Geography
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nignag [31]3 years ago
7 0
<span>Converting a sphere to a flat surface results in distortion. This is the most profound single fact about map projections</span>
swat323 years ago
6 0
Distortion is caused by the simple fact that the earth is a sphere, so trying to put an image from a curved surface on a flat one causes distortion.
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