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MAP PROJECTIONS

MAP PROJECTIONS. West wing on the subject. Concerns of map makers:. Distance: the amount of space betw . objects Shape: a form/condition in which something exists Size/Area: a roughly bounded part of space on a surface Direction: the position of one point in relation to another.

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MAP PROJECTIONS

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  1. MAP PROJECTIONS West wing on the subject

  2. Concerns of map makers: • Distance: the amount of space betw. objects • Shape: a form/condition in which something exists • Size/Area: a roughly bounded part of space on a surface • Direction: the position of one point in relation to another

  3. Mercator/cylindrical projection

  4. IS GREENLAND REALLY THAT BIG?!

  5. CONIC PROJECTION

  6. FLAT PLANE PROJECTION

  7. ROBINSON PROJECTION • *This is considered a hybrid projection, but it struggles to depict the poles accurately

  8. Goode’s interrupted projection

  9. The great circle route

  10. THE ANALEMMA

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