Geography, asked by js176798, 1 year ago

What is a map projection? What problem is caused by map projections?

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Answered by Anonymous
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A map projection is a systematic transformation of the latitudes and longitudes of locations from the surface of a sphere or an ellipsoid into locations on a plane. Maps cannot be created without map projections. Allmap projections necessarily distort the surface in some fashion.
Answered by Rossily
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A map projection is a systematic transformation of the latitudes and longitudes of locations from the surface of a sphere or an ellipsoid into locations on a plane. Maps cannot be created without map projections. Allmap projections necessarily distort the surface in some fashion.

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