Which characteristic is seen on maps of very large areas?

A.

Lines of latitude and longitude are not useful for measuring distances.

B.

Regions near the equator are distorted in size.

C.

Regions near the poles are distorted in scale and landmass shape.

D.

The Western Hemisphere is distorted in space.

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Elena Rush

4 April, 13:35

Which characteristic is seen on maps of very large areas?

A.

Lines of latitude and longitude are not useful for measuring distances.

B.

Regions near the equator are distorted in size.

C.

Regions near the poles are distorted in scale and landmass shape.

D.

The Western Hemisphere is distorted in space.

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Lexi Good · Answer 1

Because the Earth is round and therefore nye impossible to transform into a rectangular map, maps of large areas have very distorted scale towards the poles. Therefore your answer is ...

C. Regions near the poles are distorted in scale and landmass shape.

Which characteristic is seen on maps of very large areas?A.Lines of latitude and longitude are not useful for measuring distances.B.Regions near the equator are distorted in size.C.Regions near the poles are distorted in scale and landmass shape.D.The Western Hemisphere is distorted in space.