Posted in Geography, People, Travel on Feb 27th, 2010 1 Comment »
Last December, my son and his family traveled from Oregon to visit us in Phoenix, Arizona. Since my husband and I live in a very small condominium, we put them up at a very luxurious hotel that Arizona offers. They came at a great time, the weather was perfect, so we decided to do some [...]
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Posted in Geography on Feb 23rd, 2010 1 Comment »
It is physically impossible to represent a three dimensional object in exact proportion and shape on a two dimensional surface. This is the reason why cartography is so impressive and extensive. It is an exact science of trying to fit the surface of a three dimensional object onto a two dimensional object without losing the [...]
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