A Mercator projection is made by projecting the Earth's surface onto a cylinder, which is then unwrapped to form a 2D map. This projection preserves angles and shapes, making it useful for navigation purposes. However, it distorts the size of objects, particularly towards the poles.
cylindrical
what is one problem with the mercator projection
Mercator
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.
Mercator is not a map, but a map projection, i.e. a way of representing the continents on a map. The Mercator projection is only accurate between 30 degrees north and south latitude. The further away you go from that point, the greater the exaggeration.
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It is a Mercator projection!
what similarity about the mercator projection and the robinson projection?
cylindrical
Well because the Mercator project is made to stretch out so Greenland stretches out and it bigger on the Robinson projection and this is the wrong answer have a good day folks lol jk this is the right answer ppl
The answer is the Mercator projection
what is one problem with the mercator projection
cylindrical projection
the mercator projection lines are straight but the robinsons are curved
Robinson projection
Mercator Projection, Interrupted Projection, Robinson Projection
Mercator