Types of Map Flashcards
1
Q
Robinson Projection
A
latitude lines are flat, longitude lines are curved
2
Q
Contour lines
A
loops on a map that show elevation
3
Q
Mercator Projection
A
Latitude and longitude lines are both flat. This leads to a lot of distortion at the poles (Greenland isn’t really that big).
4
Q
Sinusoidal Projection
A
Latitude lines are flat, longitude lines are curved
5
Q
Conic projection
A
longitude lines are flat, latitude lines are curved
6
Q
azimuthal projection
A
curvature of lat/long lines depends on where the map starts
7
Q
Political Map
A
Just a regular map that has countries, states, and other human/cultural structures on it.
