Maps Flashcards by Ellie Myers | Brainscape

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Globes

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Truest representation of the earth/ makes it hard to use for directions or detail

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Maps

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Flat representations of of the earth/ distorted but shows specific features

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Mercator projection

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Earliest projection of full world distorted land masses

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