SSC
WORLD GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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Distortion of a place animal of body of land
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Distortion of a landform or body of water
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Distortion on a globe with distortion on a map
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Distortion on a map with distortion on a globe.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Continents on a world globe are accurately sized and proportional to one another. Their relative size and distance are correct, whereas maps inevitably contain some level of distortion. When it comes to geography, the world globe is superior to maps.
Detailed explanation-2: -There are four main types of distortion that come from map projections: distance, direction, shape and area. The Mercator projection, for example, distorts Greenland because of its high latitude, in the sense that its shape and size are not the same as those on a globe.
Detailed explanation-3: -[map projections] On a map or image, the misrepresentation of shape, area, distance, or direction of or between geographic features when compared to their true measurements on the curved surface of the earth.