Question

1. What are Maps? What is the Scale of a map? How does distortion affect maps?

Answer 1

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Map projections and distortion. If a map preserves shape, then feature outlines (like country boundaries) look the same on the map as they do on the earth

Map scale refers to the relationship (or ratio) between distance on a map and the corresponding distance on the ground.

A map is a symbolic depiction emphasizing relationships between elements of some space, such as objects, regions, or themes

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