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DedPeter [7]
3 years ago
14

What does a map projection do?

Geography
1 answer:
zheka24 [161]3 years ago
8 0

maps Earth on a flat surface

Explanation:

A map projection simply maps the earth to a flat surface. There are different kinds of map projections.

  • The earth is a spherical three dimensional solid body.
  • It is difficult to simply work with three dimensional bodies.
  • Map projection uses mathematical techniques to flatten the earth.
  • This can lead to different kinds of distortion of the earth on the map.
  • Angles and distances are usually the worst hit.

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