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Question
What is one advantage of maps over aerial photographs as a way of understanding Earth's surface?(1 point)
Responses

There is too much distortion in a photograph.
There is too much distortion in a photograph.

Maps show more features than photographs.
Maps show more features than photographs.

Photographs show only the most important features for a given purpose.
Photographs show only the most important features for a given purpose.

Photographs do not give an accurate picture of the region they show.

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The correct response is:

Maps show more features than photographs.

Maps can often represent a wider variety of features and information about an area, such as topography, roads, political boundaries, and other details, which may not be as easily discernible in aerial photographs.