Chapter 14.1, Problem 7CE

To determine

To check: Whether the corresponding distance on the polar map is the same as distance between $N$ and $P$ on the globe.

Answer to Problem 7CE

The corresponding distance on the polar map is not the same as the distance between $N$ and $P$ on the globe.

Explanation of Solution

Given information: Consider the given globe figure.

  

When the globe is converted to a flat map or plane, the maps gets distorted due to which distance appear to be longer on maps than on the globes.

Also, globe is 3-dimensional and map is 2-dimensional. The globe is converted from 3-D to 2-D plane. So, the distance between the points will change.

Thus, the corresponding distance on the polar map is not the same as the distance between $N$ and $P$ on the globe.