Mrs Rida Definitions Area Distortion When the size of things on the map is misrepresented Shape Distortion When the shape of things on the map is misrepresented Different Map Projections ID: 617488
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What can a Map Tell us?
Mrs.
RidaSlide2Slide3
Definitions
Area Distortion: When the size of things on the map is misrepresented.
Shape Distortion:
When the shape of things on the map is misrepresented.Slide4
Different Map Projections
MercatorRobinsonInterruptedSlide5
Map
Projections
Positives
Negatives
Mercator
Robinson
Interrupted
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Mercator ProjectionSlide7
Mercator Projection
Correct shapes of landLines of latitude are straight Lines help show true directions: N,S,E,W
Size is distorted
North and South Poles are huge
Lines of Longitude are also straight (curvy) Slide8
Robinson ProjectionSlide9
Robinson Projection
Correct size of land and waterLines of latitude are straight Lines of longitude are curvy
Good for measuring distances and sizes
Shape is distorted
Places look longer than they are—stretched
EARTHSlide10
Interrupted ProjectionSlide11
Interrupted Projection
Looks like an orange peelCorrect size and shapes of land and water
Distance hard to determine because its broken upSlide12
MacArthur ProjectionSlide13
Mercator Handout
pg. 18
Complete the handout given to you on the Mercator Projection!Slide14
your answers
Robinson
Interrupted
Robinson
Mercator
Mercator
InterruptedSlide15