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Map projection

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The Earth is round like a ball.

Claudius Ptolemy- The World.jpg
Claudius Ptolemy- The World.jpg
Maps are flat. It is hard to make a round ball flat. Some maps change the shapes or sizes. This helps us see the world.
Usgs map robinson.PNG
Usgs map robinson.PNG
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File:Claudius Ptolemy- The World.jpg
Claudius Ptolemy- The World.jpg
File:Usgs map albers equal area conic.PNG
Usgs map albers equal area conic.PNG
File:Tissot mercator.png
Tissot mercator.png
File:Usgs map miller cylindrical.PNG
Usgs map miller cylindrical.PNG
File:Usgs map traverse mercator.PNG
Usgs map traverse mercator.PNG
File:Usgs map space oblique mercator.PNG
Usgs map space oblique mercator.PNG
File:Usgs map mercator.svg
Usgs map mercator.svg
File:Cylindrical Equal-Area Projection Oblique Case Map of the World.png
Cylindrical Equal-Area Projection Oblique...
File:Usgs map sinousidal equal area.PNG
Usgs map sinousidal equal area.PNG
File:Tobler hyperelliptical projection SW.jpg
Tobler hyperelliptical projection SW.jpg
File:Mollweide projection SW.jpg
Mollweide projection SW.jpg
File:Goode homolosine projection SW.jpg
Goode homolosine projection SW.jpg

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