Que14. What are the limitations of a
map?
a. It gives us a fairly accurate idea of
the Earth surface.
b. It tells us about the shape and
location of continents oceans and
seas.
C. The earth spherical shape cannot be
shown accurate on a flat surface.
d. Even the smallest area can be
enlarged and be shown on a map.
Answers
Answer:
Explanation:
To show us the information we see, maps trade off a lot of potentially useful information.
The Cartographer's bias: A map tends reflect the reality it wants to show. ...
The territory: One map rarely does justice to the territory.
a globe is the most accurate way to represent Earth's curved surface. Globes usually have a geographic coordinate system and a scale. The shortest distance between two points is the length of the arc (portion of a circle) that connects them
bScientists who study the Earth tell us that the continents and ocean floors are always moving. ... Continents move about the Earth like huge ships at sea. They float on pieces of the Earth's outer skin, or crust. New crust is created as melted rock pushes up from inside the planet.
c Because a map is actually a projection of a three dimensional almost spherical planet on to a two dimensional flat piece of paper.
d Small scale refers to world maps or maps of large regions such as continents or large nations. In other words, they show large areas of land on a small space. They are called small scale because the representative fraction is relatively small.