The map is to present the selected section of the convex surface of the Earth as accurately as possible on the plane. Each projection of the globe onto a flat surface of a cylinder or cone must, in one way or another, distort the image of the Earth. Dlatego też mapy nigdy …

COORDINATES ON THE MAP

Coordinates allow you to accurately determine the location of a point on the map. This is possible thanks to a cartographic or topographic grid composed of vertical and horizontal lines corresponding to meridians and parallels.. When determining the position, always enter the vertical coordinate first. Niektóre części mapy mogą …

LEVELS ON THE MAP

Contour lines connect points of the same height on the map. Many maps show along each contour line the corresponding height above sea level. The numbers for this height are written according to the slope.

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