Projection of Maps

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AP Human Geography

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Mercator Projection
Latitude and Longitude lines meet at right angles
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Peters Projection
Challenges Eurocentric Mercator Projection by depicting continents according to the true size of their landmass
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Polar Projection
Views the world from the north or south pole
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Robinson Projection
A compromise between Peters and Mercator Map Projections by distributing all kinds of distortions to all parts of the map equally
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Robinson Projection

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Polar Projection

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Peters Projection

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Mercator Projection