Which is a characteristic of maps of very large areas? A. Large areas are impossible to draw accurately because they cannot be seen except from outer space. B. Lines of latitude and longitude cannot be shown on maps of large areas. C. Maps of large areas require too much detail to be useful. D. Projecting a round earth on a flat map results in distortions of scale and the shape of landmasses.

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Jaslene

12 June, 23:32

Which is a characteristic of maps of very large areas? A. Large areas are impossible to draw accurately because they cannot be seen except from outer space. B. Lines of latitude and longitude cannot be shown on maps of large areas. C. Maps of large areas require too much detail to be useful. D. Projecting a round earth on a flat map results in distortions of scale and the shape of landmasses.

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Kylie Russell · Answer 1

One characteristic of maps of very large areas would be that " D. Projecting a round earth on a flat map results in distortions of scale and the shape of landmasses" since it is impossible to truly represent the curvature of Earth on a 2D surface.