Can u help me with maps?

Question

Can u explain why maps on paper arn't completly accurate.
And explain why globes are more accurate?
Thanks.

Wat r names of the diffrent kinds of maps?

Answer 1

Imagine cutting open a basketball and trying to get it to lay completely flat. It wouldn't work. The basketball, even deflated, is globe-shaped, and in order to represent that shape on paper, you have to change it somewhat. Maps are less accurate than globes largely because it isn't possible to accurately portray the sizes of countries on a flat plane. You have to distort the sizes. That's why Alaska looks like it's tiny when really it's bigger than Texas.

Answer 2

And why globes are more accurate? i Supose because the curvature of the world that the distance would mor accurate in the 3rd demension then in the 2nd... because the earth is sepherical

the Diffrent types:
Climate maps
give general information about the climate and precipitation (rain and snow) of a region. Cartographers, or mapmakers, use colors to show different climate or precipitation zones.
Economic or resource maps
feature the type of natural resources or economic activity that dominates an area. Cartographers use symbols to show the locations of natural resources or economic activities. For example, oranges on a map of Florida tell you that oranges are grown there.
Physical maps
illustrate the physical features of an area, such as the mountains, rivers and lakes. The water is usually shown in blue. Colors are used to show relief—differences in land elevations. Green is typically used at lower elevations, and orange or brown indicate higher elevations.
Political maps
do not show physical features. Instead, they indicate state and national boundaries and capital and major cities. A capital city is usually marked with a star within a circle.
Road maps
show major—some minor highways—and roads, airports, railroad tracks, cities and other points of interest in an area. People use road maps to plan trips and for driving directions.
Topographic maps
include contour lines to show the shape and elevation of an area. Lines that are close together indicate steep terrain, and lines that are far apart indicate flat terrain.

Answer 3

The world is round (Columbus), but paper is not. My 7th grade history teacher had a great way to demonstrate this. If you take a globe, and wrap a piece of paper around it at the equator, the image that shows through on the paper is how a flat map will look. This is why the north and south pole, Greenland, Australia, etc., are distorted and look so much bigger on a map than a globe. Here's one; who determined that north was up?

Answer 4

The reason maps aren't quite as accurate as globes is because you are taking a sphere and flattening it onto paper. This flattening/stretching causes continents to be enlarged, deformation in their shape, and inaccurate distances. There are 3 different map projections they are the Mercator Projection, the Robinson Projection, and the Interrupted Projection. Each of these projections have their own advantages and disadvantages.
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Answer 5

the quick answer is that when you flatten out a round object it be come distorted.