This map is a Robinson
projection displaying the world and the standard parallels are at 38 degree
north and 38 degree south, making it secant. The map is based on coordinates
and not math, meaning it distorts all major components of a map, distance, area,
shape, and scale, all to try to limit as many of the errors as possible. It
shows the terrain and grading of the world and ocean floors through texturing
and shading. Places like Greenland, and Antarctica ore lighter blue representing
cold, icy terrain. Lighter beige
areas such as the Sahara in Africa represent dryer sandier geography. Green represents
land grassy areas. The change elevation/grading can be seen with lines and shading
that represents mountains, i.e. the Rocky Mountains in North America, and in
the ocean to demonstrate the non-smooth texture.
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