Question 10 of 15
The world maps created by Ibn Idrisi were different from older maps created
by Ptolemy because they
A. exaggerated the sizes of landmasses near the equator.
O B. relied heavily on the distorted Mercator projection.
C. were designed to promote travel by sea rather than land.
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D. were based on the idea of a spherical Eart.
SUBMIT

The great scientist alfred wegener proposed that continents have moved, while other scientists such as t. c.chamberlin argued against wegener. wegener's ideas eventually won, and are now widely accepted, because: a) wegener's ideas were more beautiful, and so were favored by the intellectual elite. b) wegener's ideas did a better job of predicting the results of new observations and experiments. c) wegener's ideas appealed to dead white european males, whereas chamberlin's didn't. d) wegener's ideas appalled dead white european males, and we all know that in this politically correct era, dead white european males cannot get a fair shake. e) wegener won the nobel prize.