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Which characteristic is seen on maps of very large areas? . A. . The Western Hemisphere is distorted in space. . B. . Regions near the equator are distorted in size. . C. . Regions near the poles are distorted in scale and landmass shape. . D. . Lines of latitude and longitude are not useful for measuring distances. .

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C. Regions near the poles are distorted in scale and landmass shape.

Step-by-step explanation:

Because the Earth is round and therefore nye impossible to transform into a rectangular map, maps of large areas have very distorted scale towards the poles.

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"Lines of latitude and longitude are not useful for measuring distances" is the characteristic among the characteristics given in the question is seen on maps of very large areas. The correct option among all the options that are given in the question is the last option or option "D". I hope it helps you.
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