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Maps- Unit 1
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- 1mercatordate-1569
-distortions increase away from equator and is extreme in polar regions
-used for navigation and by sailors
-cylindrical - 2fueller's dymaxion-date 1946
-less distortion of relative size of areas and shapes and distortion at middle.
-used to emphasize different aspects of the world.
-used to show global data and compare different areas.
-points shrink towards its middle instead of expaning the peripheries
- 3Miller cyllindrical-date 1942
-distortion of distances, areas, and shapes is extreme in high latitude.
-poles greatly distorted
-used in comparison of regions of similar latitude.
-used to represent the entire Earth in a rectangular frame.
-area not equal
-not good for navigation
- 4mallowiede-date 19th century
-distortion is significant at the perimeter of the ellipse.
-equal area
-psuedocyllindrical
-used where accurate representation of areas is more important than shape.
- 5azimuthal-date 1772
-distortions are true only from center point
-distortion of shapes increases away from center point.
-shape distortion is low
-useful for mapping regions extending equally in ll directions from center points.
-area is equal
-shape distortion is low
-airlines use for center points of projection
- 6robinson map-date 1963
-not very distorted, but greatest near the poles
-uses tabular coordinates rather than mathematical formulas to make the world "look right"
- 7interrupted good homolsine-date 1923
-pseudo-cylindrical
-latitudes are parallel straight lines and meridians are curved
- oceans are distorted
-land masses are accurate
- 8polyconic-date 1820
-area not equal
-meridians are curved
-parallels are all non-concentric circular arcs, except for a straight equator. and the centers of these circles lie along a central axis.
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- AP Human Geography Fichas sobre Maps- Unit 1, creado por Renzo Espinoza el 08/09/2016.
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