Question

State 4 disadvantages of maps.

Answer 1

The biggest disadvantages of maps come from maps which are badly made in one way or another:

Maps with no scale give a poor idea of distances

Maps with no legend are frequently confusing to the map user

Maps with errors on (usually accidental) can send the map user to the wrong place or otherwise lead them to bad decisions

Maps are never perfect. The smaller-scale the map, the more detail from the real world is missing, even if it has no actual errors. Features are simplified (this is called generalisation) and averaged out.

Flat maps always involve distortion. It’s not possible to project the curved surface of the Earth onto a flat sheet/screen with perfect accuracy, and while there are some projections which faithfully reproduce either areas or directions, the maps in most common use (Mercator variants) badly distort areas away from the equator.

Answer 2

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•Maps with no scale give a poor idea of distances

•Maps with no legend are frequently confusing to the map user

•Maps with errors on (usually accidental) can send the map user to the wrong place or otherwise lead them to bad decisions