Which characteristic is seen on maps of very large areas?

A.
Lines of latitude and longitude are not useful for measuring distances.

B.
Regions near the poles are distorted in scale and landmass shape.

C.
Regions near the equator are distorted in size.

D.
The Western Hemisphere is distorted in space.

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Which characteristic is seen on maps of very large areas?

A.
Lines of latitude and longitude are not useful for measuring distances.

B.
Regions near the poles are distorted in scale and landmass shape.

C.
Regions near the equator are distorted in size.

D.
The Western Hemisphere is distorted in space.

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W0lf93 W0lf93 · Answer 1 · 2017-08-10T11:31:41-04:00

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B is the correct answer. When maps use the Mercator projector, regions near the poles that have larger latitudes are distorted. As a result, landmasses, for example Greenland or Antarctica appear to be a lot bigger than they actually are, especially in relation to regions that have smaller latitudes closer to the equator.

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livelifejay7267 livelifejay7267 · Answer 2 · 2019-09-16T10:23:55-04:00

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Answer:

b

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