map projections unit 1

Question 1

distort shape, area, distancr or direction

Answer 1

map projections

Question 2

Poles are shruken, small distortions, Cant sail by it.

Answer 2

Robinson (oval map)

Question 3

Areas near poles are stretched, shows true direction used by ships, areas near poles are bigger than reality

Answer 3

mercator(cylindric)

Question 4

gets bigger away from poles, used by airline pilots, you can only see one hemisphere at a time.

Answer 4

azimuthal (planar)

Question 5

mostly shape, little other distortion, very few sailing

Answer 5

winkel tripel

Question 6

interrupts oceans, stresses land masses, water paths distorted

Answer 6

Goodes Homolosine

Question 7

elongates countries, accurate proportions for S Hemisphere, really long countries esp. near equator

Answer 7

Gall- Peters

Question 8

Accurate: shape, direction
Distorted: size, especially near poles (ex: Greenland looks giant)
Great for navigation

Answer 8

mercator

Question 9

Accurate: relative size
Distorted: shape
Focuses on area equality between countries

Answer 9

Galls Peters

Question 10

Preserves area but distorts shape/distance

Answer 10

Equal Area

Question 11

Compromise projection” — balances distortions
Visually appealing and often used for world maps
Distorts everything slightly but nothing drastically

Answer 11

Robinson