Explain how the properties of conformality and equivalence always pose a dilemma to the mapmaker
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: This is the classic problem for the mapmaker. A map cannot preserve both shape and relative size. A cartographer must choose one or the other, or neither. Many times there must be a compromise between the two properties.
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The concept that the physical environment limits human actions, but that people have the ability to adjust to the physical environment is
A) climate. B) environmental determinism. C) possibilism. D) spatial association. E) cultural relativism.
The Green Revolution in South Asia relied on traditional varieties of crops
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The Mediterranean climate is also called the ____
a. ?humid subtropical (Cfa) b. ?marine (Cfb) c. ?humid continental with hot summers (Dfa) d. ?dry-summer subtropical (Cs) e. ?semi-arid (BS)