Can you show the entire Earth on a single gnomonic projection? If not, why not?

Figure 4.5a shows Earth on a planar projection, in which the globe is projected onto a plane. This is a gnomonic projection and is generated by projecting a light source at the center of a globe onto a plane that is tangent to (touching) the globe’s surface. The resulting increasingly severe distortion as distance increases from the standard point prevents showing a full hemisphere on one projection.





Figure 4.5 (a) Gnomonic/planar projection


No; cannot show anything south of equator

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What will be an ideal response?

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A) Pathogenic soil bacteria and fungi that destroy plant roots B) Common in soils that lack a functional humus C) Symbiotic fungi that increase soil nutrient uptake in plant roots D) Important soil millipedes that increase aeration of topsoil

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Which of the following is not an example of a dripstone?

A) stalagmite B) stalactite C) cockpits D) soda straw

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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