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T – F The straight line between two points on a planar map is the actual distance between two locations.

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False

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A planar map of the globe or a place is the planar projection of the map which projects the data on a flat surface which touches the globe. The planar projection of the data is also termed as a zenithal projection or sometimes an azimuthal projection. Such a projection is normally tangent at one point at the place or globe but may also be secant.

A straight line between two points on the map is not always the shortest distance. The shortest distance is called the Euclidian distance.

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