This map projection shows true direction, making it good for navigation purposes.
What is Mercator map projection
Roosevelt High School is about .8 miles from Signal Pizza.
What is absolute distance.
Roosevelt High School is located at 45.56° N, 122.66° W
What is absolute location
This type of map scale shows a small area with a high level of detail, such as a city block or neighborhood.
What is large scale map
When transporting an item takes less and less time using technology. For example, people used to move via horse, then train, then care, then plane
What is time-space compression
This projection is known as a "compromise projection" because it aims to minimize distortion in size, shape, distance, and direction.
What is the Robinson Projection
What is relative distance.
This term refers to the physical characteristics of a place, including its topography, climate, and natural resources.
What is site
This map scale covers a large area and shows few details.
What is small-scale map.
This type of projection displays all points on the map at true distances from a central point, making it particularly useful for showing polar regions.
What is an azimuthal projection
Roosevelt High School is 10 miles northeast of downtown Portland
What is absolute direction
This term describes a location's relationship to its surrounding environment, including its accessibility to other places and its connections to transportation routes.
What is situation
This term describes the strategic position of Barcelona as a port city on the Mediterranean, which historically controlled trade routes to Mallorca and Valencia.
What is situation