how do people now that the states are really the same shape that they are on a map?are they really that shape?

Question

is there really a boarderline to seporate the states

Answer 1

Yes, those borders really do exist, and in fact are that shape. Some of them are determined by running streams, rivers, and bodies of water, while others are "invisible" political borders that are surveyed to a particular geographical location.

Answer 2

The shapes of the states are roughly as they appear on maps. However, there will be variations. Cartographers adopt various methods to depict the round earth on a flat page. The standard is usually Mercator, which means that relative directions (what is north from something else) are accurately shown. However Mercator's projection distorts actual shapes as you get closer to the poles, so Alaska will look disproportionately large compared to Florida. There are other projections that avoid the distortion of area, and they probably give a more accurate idea of the actual shape of the states, but they have other disadvantages.

The answer is that, whilstever the states are actually on a round earth and shown on a flat page the maps are not totally accurate.

Answer 3

The Mapping Division of The US Geological Survey pays college students to paint the boarder lines during summer break. Sometimes they also use the Job Core for larger states.

Answer 4

The earth, and the U.S are all just one big piece of beautiful dirt. The state lines are imaginary. However the lines have been surveyed, so that what you see on the map, is relatively, what you get.

Answer 5

Of course they are. Have you never flown over the state boundary and seen the big red line running between them?

Answer 6

By survey records in the Library of Congress where anyone can look them up.

Answer 7

how do people" now "
do you mean "know"?
states were originally mapped by the government
""Would They Lie To Us""?

Answer 8

yes. there is actually a line painted between states, (stupid question)

Answer 9

OMG I ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOWW and WHOEVER SAID STUPID ? U ACT LIKE U KNOW

Answer 10

Uh........ That would be a yes.