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mercator projection

accurate direction, distorts land masses near pole

<p>accurate direction, distorts land masses near pole</p>
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robinson projection

tries to balance out distortion, distorts all areas

<p>tries to balance out distortion, distorts all areas</p>
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gall-peters projection

stretches at equator, shrinks at pole

<p>stretches at equator, shrinks at pole</p>
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equal-area projections

preserves area of land masses, distorts shape and distance (ex. lambert)

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conformal projections

maintains the shape of polygons on the map (ex. mercator)

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goode homolosine projection

interrupted map that minimizes the distortion of land masses

<p>interrupted map that minimizes the distortion of land masses</p>