Map Projections

Geography ⇒ Physical Geography

Map Projections starts at 8 and continues till grade 12. QuestionsToday has an evolving set of questions to continuously challenge students so that their knowledge grows in Map Projections. How you perform is determined by your score and the time you take. When you play a quiz, your answers are evaluated in concept instead of actual words and definitions used.

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Describe the main advantage of using an interrupted projection like Goode’s Homolosine.

Describe the main characteristic of a cylindrical projection.

Describe the main limitation of the conic projection.

Describe the main use of the stereographic projection.

Explain the concept of standard parallel in conic projections.

Explain the main difference between conformal and equal-area projections.

Explain the main difference between tangent and secant projections.

Explain the main limitation of the Mercator projection for world maps.

Explain why map projections are necessary for cartography.

Explain why no map projection can be both conformal and equal-area.

What is a map projection?