1. Map Projections

2. 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?

3. Map Projections

4. Conical Projections

5. Cylindrical Projections

6. Azimuthal Projections

7. Gerardus Mercator 1512 – 1594 German cartographer

8. Mercator Projection

11. Tissot's Indicatrix

13. Interrupted Projection

15. Bonne Projection

16. Peters Projection

18. Robinson Projection

20. Armadillo Projection

25. Physical Map

26. Political Map

27. Topographic Map

28. Climate Map

29. Which projection?

33. 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?