Answer:
Even though globes are showing Earth more accurately, the maps are still used because they are more practical.
Explanation:
Earth is generally shown with two methods, one being the maps (map projections) and the other being globes. Both are used and will be used, as both have several advantages, but also several disadvantages. Despite globes being closer and more accurate in their representation of Earth, the maps are still used because they are much more practical.
The globes show Earth very close to its true form, though they are made as a ball, not as an ellipsoid. Anyhow, the globes don't have distortions of areas, so the sizes and locations are accurate on them. On the other hand, globes are highly impractical because of their shape, as they are don't often fit in standard backpacks or bags, and can easily be broken or damaged. Also, we can not see the entire Earth at any moment, so it is hard to make comparisons by using them.
The maps, on the other side, do have inaccuracies, mostly by having distortions, be it around the Equator or around the poles. Despite this, they have a relatively good accuracy that in most cases is enough for practical usage. Also, their form and weight make them easy to use, move from place to place, and the entire world can be seen at the same time, thus they are very practical when it comes to making comparisons.
Answer:
Gitega is the capital of Burundi
Answer:
<u>1. c. Peruvian coast, 2. c. Asia, 3. c. Paris, 4. Andes</u>
Explanation:
- Peru is located on the western coast of South America and faces the pacific ocean and located in the southern hemisphere it shares the longest border with brazil. Having a total area of 1,285,215.6 km square.
- Due to the latitude, mountain ranges and topography variations and the two oceanic currents like the Humboldt and El Niño which bring a diverse tropical climate of wt and dry spells to this region thus experiences a drought type conditions of the coasts of Peru.
- Places on earth most likely to encounter the trade winds are in Asia as these winds are moving in an east to west direction following the earth equatorial region, i.e 30 degrees North and South.
- To get the shortest flight from Los Angles to Moscow the plane would have to land in Paris as to refuel and thus making it the shortest flight by less than half-hour.
- Andes mountain runs parallel through the south American north to south borders.
The correct answer is - C. the San Andreas fault.
San Francisco, as most of the western of California, is lying in close proximity to the San Andreas fault. This fault is a continental transform fault that is formed as a result of the transform boundary between the Pacific plate and the North American plate, with a small plate lying in between them. Because of the horizontal movement of the plates and the pressure they cause to one another, there's constant adjustments inside the crust, and that contributes to lot of earthquakes in the region. One of those earthquakes was the San Francisco earthquake of 1906, a very strong and devastating earthquake, often considered as the worst earthquake in the history of the United States.
Answer:
Mercator Projection.
It is a map showing the shapes of the continents and landforms accurately but drastically distorting the size (area) of the continents.
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