All maps must "lie" to some degree to inform their readers. Explain what this statement means. How can a map lie, and yet still contain truth?
Maps allow us to get information, to see patterns of distribution, and to compare these patterns with one another. But no map can be a complete record of a given area. In a process called "cartographic abstraction," the map's cartographer chooses important details to convey the map's information. As a map user, you must keep in mind that no map can be complete and that many details must be simplified or omitted to keep a map legible.
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a - plate tectonics b - folding c - diastrophism d - broad warping e - subduction
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
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