mastering geo 3 2023 with complete solution questions and answers

large map scale If you wanted a map with a lot of detail of a small area, you would want large scale A scale of 1:24,000 is regarded as smaller than A scale of 1:900,000 is ________ a scale of 1:24,000 written scale A scale of 1 inch = 8 miles is an example of a map projection The transformation of a spherical globe to a 2D surface is a equivalence Which of the following describes the property of equal area on a map? conformal Which map projection preserves the property of true shape? a world globe Which of the following possesses all of Earth's properties of area, shape, direction, proximity, and distance, correctly? towards the poles Where does the greatest distortion in a Mercator projection occur? no distortion occurs A line of tangency (also called a standard line) is a line gnomonic projection On which one of the following projections do great circle routes appear as straight lines? graticule a name given to the system of lines used to locate points on Earth's surface historically agreed upon starting point for longitude What is the significance of Greenwich, England, in the context of latitude and longitude? size and shape Which two key properties of Earth's spatial relationships are considered when creating a map projection? shapes of the projection surface Classes of map projections are based on the __________.