GRG 305 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Gerontology Research Group, Facility Management, Rhumb Line
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Lecture- the language of maps: topics in cartography. Yet the maps are flat in order to show everything on a flat surface. Lecture- the language of maps b. c. de-emphasizes exaggerations in high latitudes by shifting the standard parallels to. 45 or 47 degrees stretches north-south distances near the equator. Azimuthal projections: map plane is flat, meets globe at a single point, usually the north or south pole a. b. c. d. e. Distances measured from the center are true. Area and shape are both distorted, but in a. The map plane meets the globe along a latitude line reducing distortions in one hemisphere or the other a. Distorts area and shape away from standard parallels. Conformal conic from the center point projections used to simulate a way that reads as perspective straight lines land masses angles) but the surface is conical, Areas are proportional & directions are true (in limited areas) Distorts scale and distance except along standard parallels.
