Question

Every map has some distortions give reason please sort ​

Answer 1

Answer:

A balance between what's relevant or useful makes all maps a distortion of reality be it geographical or sociopolitical.

Answer 2

Answer:

Why are maps distorted?

Maps are representations of reality. They’re ‘fabrications’ of on how things actually are. The Alfred Korzybsk coined the phrase, “The map is not the territory” to remind us of this distinction between representations and reality.

For example, a map of the world is a two dimensional representation of a 3D object. Standards on how to represent the earth in a map, such as the Behrmann projection, (which is a cylindrical representation of the global) factor the the curvature of the earth representing it a flat object.

There purpose of a map is to represent meaning and convey both a perspective (or what it means to the from the perspective of the map maker). They allow the mapmaker to convey to the user of the map to successfully navigate terrain.

If a map was a full representation of the world, it would have have too much information to be ‘useful’. A balance between what’s relevant or useful makes all maps a distortion of reality be it geographical or sociopolitical.