Tuesday, September 25, 2018

Maps 2.0

Jack McKenzie
9/25/18
 Putting a map on a flat piece of paper = projection

4 types of distortion
- shape of area
- distance between points
- relative size of areas alter
- direction between points

Imaginary grids are drawn on the map of earths surface

meridians = longitude
parallels = latitude

Further accuracy = dividing each grid into minutes and minutes into seconds

Time - divide 360 degrees by 24 (each hour of the day) which equals 15 times zones

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