Map Projections. 1. What are map projections? 2. Why are they called projections? 3. What are some of the most common projections? 4. What is the Mercator.

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Map Projections

1. What are map projections? 2. Why are they called projections? 3. What are some of the most common projections? 4. What is the Mercator projection? 5. What problems are associated with the Mercator projection? 6. What is ethnocentrism? 7. How does ethnocentrism influence cartography? 8. What are some of the most common types of maps? 9. What does “ topography ” mean? 10. What 3 factors influence climate?

Map Projections

Conical Projections

Cylindrical Projections

Azimuthal Projections

Gerardus Mercator 1512 – 1594 German cartographer

Mercator Projection

Tissot's Indicatrix

Interrupted Projection

Bonne Projection

Peters Projection

Robinson Projection

Armadillo Projection

Physical Map

Political Map

Topographic Map

Climate Map

Which projection?

1. What are map projections? 2. Why are they called projections? 3. What are some of the most common projections? 4. What is the Mercator projection? 5. What problems are associated with the Mercator projection? 6. What is ethnocentrism? 7. How does ethnocentrism influence cartography? 8. What are some of the most common types of maps? 9. What does “ topography ” mean? 10. What 3 factors influence climate?