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Map Skills I: Projections, Scale, and Symbols — Homework
Complete the scale calculations and short-answer questions. Show your multiplication for every distance problem.
- 1.A map scale is 1:1,000,000. Two airports measure 4 cm apart on the map. How many kilometers apart are they in reality?
- 2.A map scale is 1:50,000. A hiking trail measures 12 cm on the map. How many kilometers long is the real trail?
- 3.Name one property the Mercator projection preserves, and one it distorts.
- 4.Why is the Gall-Peters projection often preferred for classroom world maps that compare country sizes?
- 5.Describe a real situation where you would want a map that preserves DIRECTION even if it distorts area, and a different situation where you would want true AREA even if it distorts shape.
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