map projections Flashcards
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map projection
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method of representing surface of Earth (3D) on a (2D)
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Peters projection
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shows all land masses with true area/size but distorts their shape; made the sizes more accurate than Mercator projection
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Goode Homolosine projection
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avoids shape disorientation by creating interruptions in the map continuity
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Polar projection
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looks down at Earth from the North/South Pole.
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Robinson projection
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attempts to create most visually appealing representation of Earth by keeping all types of distortion relatively low over most of the map.
