Paragraf tamamlamaSoru #8431
Complete the paragraph with the most appropriate option:
For centuries, maps were drawn by hand based on travelers' eyewitness accounts and sailors' navigational logs. Consequently, historical maps often contained exaggerated coastlines and speculative continents. ---- With the launch of Earth-observing satellites in the mid-20th century, cartographers finally gained access to precise global geographic data, rendering geographical distortions a thing of the past.
For centuries, maps were drawn by hand based on travelers' eyewitness accounts and sailors' navigational logs. Consequently, historical maps often contained exaggerated coastlines and speculative continents. ---- With the launch of Earth-observing satellites in the mid-20th century, cartographers finally gained access to precise global geographic data, rendering geographical distortions a thing of the past.
- A)Ancient mapmakers were aware that their representations were subject to significant inaccuracies.
- B)However, the advent of modern spaceborne imaging transformed mapmaking into a rigorous science.
- C)Sailors relied exclusively on celestial navigation rather than paper charts during stormy weather.
- D)Some remote regions in the Arctic still remain poorly mapped even in the 21st century.
- E)Digital navigation systems have virtually replaced paper maps in everyday vehicular travel.
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Doğru cevap: B) However, the advent of modern spaceborne imaging transformed mapmaking into a rigorous science.
Çözüm: Boşluktan önce haritacılığın geçmişteki hatalı ve spekülatif çizimlerinden, boşluktan sonra ise 20. yüzyıl ortalarındaki uyduların haritacılığı kesin verilerle buluşturmasından söz edilmektedir. B seçeneğindeki "However, the advent of modern spaceborne imaging transformed mapmaking into a rigorous science" geçişi tam sağlar.