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Map

Last modified by Driving Directions on 03/03/2025

Maps, 2D graphics of Earth’s 510M sq km, depict 500-km features, guiding navigation and insight for 8.1B people. For a detailed description, click on the article title.

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Projection

Last modified by Driving Directions on 03/09/2021

The distortion is caused by the transfer of three-dimensional space on Earth’s surface to the two dimensions of a flat map.

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Scale

Last modified by Driving Directions on 04/15/2021

The size ratio is represented by a map.

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Small-scale map

Last modified by Driving Directions on 04/16/2021

A map was constructed to give a highly generalized view of a large area.

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Symbolization

Last modified by Driving Directions on 05/12/2021

The representation of distinct aspects of the information shown on a map, such as stars for capital cities.