AP Human Geography - Unit 1 (Maps)

Mercator Projection

Cylindrical

Mercator used for...

naval navigation

Mercator maps shows a ...

Eurocentric World

Mercator distortion

Size, especially near the poles

Gall - Peters Projection

Cylindrical

Gall - Peters accuracy in...

Size

Gall - Peters distortion

shape (stretched)

Robinson projection made by...

computers

Robinson Projection

Cylindrical

Robinson distortion

All distortions, but as minimal as can be. COMPROMISE

Azimuthal Projection

Plane

Azimuthal use...

air plane navigation

Azimuthal accuracy of..

size and shape of the poles

Azimuthal distortion

all distortions as you move away from the poles

Fuller Projection

Interrupted

Fuller accuracy

Shape and size

Fuller distortion

Distance and Direction

Goode Homolosine Projection

Interrupted

Goode Homolosine accuracy

Shape and size

Goode Homolosine distortion

distance, and holes in the map

Goode Homolosine other name

Orange peel map