Mercator Projection
What will be an ideal response?
A true conformal cylindrical map projection, the Mercator projection is particularly useful for navigation because it maintains accurate direction. Mercator projections are famous for their distortion in area that makes landmasses at the poles appear oversized.
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How does the principle of isostatic rebound apply to Hudson Bay? What will be an ideal response?
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a. Atacama b. Amazon Basin c. Bangladesh d. North Africa
Composite volcanoes develop from eruption of
A. low viscosity lava. B. basaltic lava. C. rhyolitic pyroclasts. D. andesitic lava and pyroclasts.