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Which map would not be useful when studying oceans?

What projection is shown in the map?

Map Projections and Mental Maps

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World Geography SOL.1

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1
What projection is shown in the map?
Interrupted
Mercator
Polar
Robinson
2
Which map would not be useful when studying oceans?
Robinson
Interrupted
Polar
Mercator
3
Which is NOT a way to refine your mental map?
Describe a place by physical characteristics
Draw only from memory
Describe a place by cultural characteristics
Use resource like an atlas
4
Which term is a synonym for mental map?
Legend map
Political map
Thematic map
Memory map
5
Why are all maps distorted?
Creating a two dimensional map of a three dimensional world
Mapmakers do not have accurate knowledge of the world
Software is not advanced enough to create accurate images
Publishers do not print maps in the correct parameters
6
Which map projection has accurate shapes of land & oceans but is distorted near the poles?
Robinson
Mercator
Polar
Interrupted
7
What type of map projection would be most useful to airline pilots?
Robinson
Mercator
Polar
Interrupted
8
How can maps be distorted?
Shape, area, distance and direction
Shape and direction
Area and distance
Shape only
9
Which map projection makes the country of Greenland look as large as South America?
Mercator
Polar
Robinson
Interrupted
10
What projection is shown in the map?
Mercator
Polar
Robinson
Interrupted