i cant find it on the internet anywhere! maybe you know the answers?...
define, explain, and list important usages of...
1) general purpose maps
2)special purpose maps
3)sinusoidal projection
4)azimuthal
5)goode's interrupted equal area projection
6)gall-peters projection
7)mercator projection
8)conic projection
9)robinson projection
please i would appriectiate it sooooo much!!!
2006-11-05 11:53:37 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
If you can't find the answers online then you're not looking very hard. I typed #6 into the Yahoo search bar and I got a bunch of explanations. Do your homework, you might learn something.
2006-11-05 11:56:48 · answer #1 · answered by i have no idea 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The first two are probably too easy. A general purpose map is one intended for many uses, like a topographic map. A special purpose map is one that has one or very few themes and is for a special purpose, as in a sewer map.
Now, map projections. Map projections come from the fact that the earth is a sphere and maps are flat. Different projections are used to have the least amount of distortion of the area of interest. As an example, remember those maps where Greenland is HUGE? You know it isn't. If you wanted to study Greenland, you would need a map in a more accurate projection. Rather than define each of the projections, I'm going to lead you to an article that talks about the various projections and their uses. Go to the article below.
I worked as a Geographic Information Analyst and it is amazing how much time can be spent in moving information from one projection to another!
2006-11-05 12:15:57 · answer #2 · answered by gordon B 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Wow. well most of these are views or perspective types of maps. If you are studying Geography, your textbook should be a start. Also try www.usgs.gov. There is a lot of links to your individual questions.
2006-11-05 12:13:38 · answer #3 · answered by Robert B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You mean that if you google "conic projection" you do not get anything? I just got 82,000 pages in google, each one with what you need. I bet it is the same with the others.
2006-11-05 12:09:14 · answer #4 · answered by Dr. J. 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You better find the index of a geography book.
2006-11-05 11:57:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Overcrowding. Disease. High Infant Mortality Rate. :)
2016-05-22 02:16:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋