Map Projections (Grade 10 NSC Matric Geography): Quizzes
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What is a map projection?
What is a map projection?
A method to show round Earth as flat map
What is impossible to do on one flat map?
What is impossible to do on one flat map?
Show all properties accurately at once
What does the orange peel experiment demonstrate?
What does the orange peel experiment demonstrate?
Features stretch & distort when flattened
What are cartographers?
What are cartographers?
Map-makers
What does Lambert's projection preserve accurately?
What does Lambert's projection preserve accurately?
Area and size relationships
Where do equal-area projections distort shapes most?
Where do equal-area projections distort shapes most?
Near the poles
What was the Mercator projection originally designed for?
What was the Mercator projection originally designed for?
Helping sailors navigate oceans
Where is scale only correct on the Mercator projection?
Where is scale only correct on the Mercator projection?
At the equator
How many times larger is Africa than Greenland?
How many times larger is Africa than Greenland?
About 14 times
Which projection should you use to compare sizes of countries?
Which projection should you use to compare sizes of countries?
Equal-area projection like Lambert's