
AP Human Geography Types of Map Projections
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1.
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30 sec • 1 pt
Mercator
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a map projection that fairly accurately shows shape and direction, but distorts distance and size of land masses.
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30 sec • 1 pt
Sinusoidal
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smoothly curving map that accurately presents the center of the map but the remaining is distorted.
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Azimuthal (polar)
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a map which shows true compass directions; longitude lines are straight and latitude lines are circles; distorts shape and size more toward the outer edges.
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30 sec • 1 pt
Goode's Interrupted Equal Area
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Area Projection; shows true size and shape of earth's landmasses
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30 sec • 1 pt
Fuller-Dymaxion
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displays the entire world at once with minimal distortion. It looks like a bunch of triangles put together.
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30 sec • 1 pt
Conic
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a map projection of the globe onto a cone with its point over one of the earth's poles
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Robinson
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a projection that maintains overall shapes and relative positions without extreme distortion.
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