Which is a characteristic of maps of very large areas? a. large areas are impossible to draw accurately because they cannot be seen except from outer space. b. maps of large areas require too much detail to be useful c. projecting a round earth on a flat map results in distortions of scale and the shape of landmasses. d. lines of latitude and longitude cannot be shown on maps of large areas.

“Projecting a round earth on a flat map results in distortions of scale and the shape of landmasses” is a characteristic of maps of very large areas

 

A map which depicts a small territory is referred to as a large scale map. This is because the area of land being represented by the map has been scaled down less, or in other words, the scale is larger. A large scale map only shows a small area, but it shows it in great detail. A map depicting a large area, such as an entire country, is considered a small scale map. In order to show the entire country, the map must be scaled down until it is much smaller. A small scale map shows more territory, but it is less detailed.

 

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C. Projecting a round earth on a flat map results in distortions of scale and the shape of landmasses.

Explanation:

For a map to show the larger area they must be represented by the entire earth and which may result in the large areas of lands being distorted a the northern ends.  As to project, the earth on a sheet of paper needs the preservation of several qualities of the areas and the larger maps thus show a detail of the small areas as compared to the large scale map that shows us the small area on large scale. The maps that are drawn to the shape and size distort the same areas on the globe. Thus scale is important in determining the use of the maps.

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