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What projection map shows size of various land masses?

The equal-area projection shows size of various land masses.


What kind of map projection would you use to show the size of various land masses?

Equal-Area projection


What mapmaking method would minimize distortion of land masses on a world map?

A mapmaking method that minimizes distortion of land masses is the Equal Area projection, which preserves accurate relative sizes of land areas. Examples include the Mollweide and Goode's Homolosine projections.


What are the advantages and disadvantages of the Mollweide projection?

The Mollweide Projection shows areas that land masses are larger and they are larger. The disorts are shape of land and direction.


What are the disadvantages and advantages of the Mollweide projections?

The Mollweide Projection shows areas that land masses are larger and they are larger. The disorts are shape of land and direction.


Which type of map projection shows all latitude and longitude lines as parell?

The cylindrical map projection, such as the Mercator projection, shows all latitude and longitude lines as parallel. However, this projection distorts the size of land masses the further they are from the equator.


Why does Greenland appear so large in relation to other land masses on a map using a cylindrical projection?

Because of distortion


In mapping what is the difference between mercator projection and an equal area projection?

Mercator projection distorts the size of land masses, resulting in high distortion near the poles. Equal area projections maintain accurate land area proportions, making them useful for representing data like population density.


Who was mapmaker?

Gerardus Mercator, a Flemish cartographer, is famous for creating the Mercator projection map in the 16th century. This projection greatly helped in maritime navigation but distorts the size of land masses as they get closer to the poles.


Would Greenland be smaller on a Mercator or a Robinson map projection?

Greenland appears larger on a Mercator map projection compared to a Robinson map projection. The Mercator projection distorts the size of land masses as they near the poles, resulting in Greenland appearing much larger than it actually is.


Does the Mercator projection show the size or the location of the continents more accurately on a map?

It's the location. 'A projection is a system for mapping the round Earth on a flat surface. The Mercator projection map shows the accurate locations of the continents and oceans. The land and water areas, however, are greatly distorted toward the North and South Poles.'


Why does a mercator projection exaggerate the areas of land masses near the poles?

The Mercator projection distorts the size of land masses as it represents the Earth's curved surface on a flat plane. This projection maintains angles and shapes, making it useful for navigation, but it stretches areas near the poles significantly. As a result, regions like Greenland and Antarctica appear much larger than they are in reality, while equatorial regions are shown more accurately. This distortion occurs because the projection uses a cylindrical method, which cannot perfectly represent the spherical shape of the Earth.