Multiple choice

Which one of the following is the most suitable teaching aid to show proportionate size and shape of continents?

  1. Physical map of the world

  2. Poster of Earth

  3. Globe

  4. Political map of the world
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C Correct answer
Explanation

A globe is the only representation that maintains accurate proportionate sizes and shapes of continents. Flat maps (physical or political) always distort either size, shape, or both due to the challenge of projecting a sphere onto a flat surface. Posters are not to scale.

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