Map Projections

Flashcards on map projections, their advantages, and disadvantages.

Mercator Projection

All land has correct shape and can be used for oceanic navigation, but the size of land is massively distorted.

Goode's Projection

Minimizes distortion of the size and shape of land masses and accurately displays land masses, but land masses appear large compared to oceans and can't be used for oceanic travel.

Polar Projection

Size of continents is realistic, but distortion increases as you move away from the poles.

Gall-Peters Projection

Size of land masses is accurate and more accurately depicts the size of developing countries, but the shape of land is inaccurate.

Winkel Tripel (Robinson) Projection

No major distortion and oval shape appears more like a globe than a rectangle, but area, shape, size, and direction are slightly distorted.