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Because there is only a small amount of distortion over a local area, which type of map is used for road maps and weather maps? A. Mercator projection map B.conic projection map C. Robinson projection
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Because there is only a small amount of distortion over a local area, which type of map is used for road maps and weather maps? A. Mercator projection map B.conic projection map C. Robinson projection map D. Gnomonic projection map
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A conic projection map is used for road maps and weather maps because there is only a small amount of distortion over a local area. A conic projection map is a semicircular map where meridians are generally straight and equally-spaced.
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