What can a Map Tell us? Mrs. Rida. Definitions Area Distortion: When the size of things on the map is misrepresented. Shape Distortion: When the shape.

What can a Map Tell us?

Mrs. Rida

DefinitionsArea Distortion: When the size of things on the map is misrepresented.Shape Distortion: When the shape of things on the map is misrepresented.

Different Map Projections

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Map Projectio

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Positives

Negatives

Mercator

Robinson

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Mercator Projection

Mercator ProjectionCorrect shapes of

landLines of latitude are

straight Lines help show true

directions: N,S,E,W

≠ Size is distorted≠ North and South

Poles are huge≠ Lines of Longitude

are also straight (curvy)

Robinson Projection

Robinson ProjectionCorrect size of land

and waterLines of latitude are

straight Lines of longitude are

curvyGood for measuring

distances and sizes

≠ Shape is distorted≠ Places look longer

than they are—stretched

Interrupted Projection

Interrupted ProjectionLooks like an orange

peelCorrect size and

shapes of land and water

≠ Distance hard to determine because its broken up

MacArthur Projection

Mercator Handout pg. 18 Complete the handout given to you on the Mercator Projection!

your answers

Robinson

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RobinsonMercator

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