Cylindrical projections such as Mercator and Lambert would best be used in mapping what areas of the globe? Why?
What will be an ideal response?
Best for mapping equatorial areas (low latitudes); closest to line of tangency (equator) where there is least distortion.
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Who was the first person to compile a picture of the large-scale wind and current systems?
A) ?Benjamin Franklin B) ?Matthew Maury C) ?Eratosthenes of Cyrene D) ?Wyville Thomson
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A. The United States B. Europe C. Asia D. Africa
Judge the following sentence according to the criteria given below: Recent climate change observed on Earth must be a natural event BECAUSE Earth's climate has fluctuated in the past
A) The assertion and the reason are both correct, and the reason is valid. B) The assertion and the reason are both correct, but the reason is invalid. C) The assertion is correct, but the reason is incorrect. D) The assertion is incorrect, but the reason is correct. E) Both the assertion and the reason are incorrect.