Chapter 8 Pre-Assessment - Maps and Other Tools
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Map projections
are needed to portray the nearly spherical shape of the Earth on a flat page. may significantly distort the shapes of continents and oceans. can be selected so as most accurately to show particular aspects of a feature. *** All of the above.
The latitude/longitude and UTM systems are used to
describe the location of points on the globe
The datum on which all latitude is based is the
equator
The datum on which all longitude is based is the
prime meridian
"Base line" and "principal meridian" are reference lines in the
township and range (Public Land Survey) system
