Map Projections Worksheet
Explore different types of map projections, their characteristics, distortions, and applications in this Grade 11 Social Studies worksheet.
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Map Projections: Understanding Our World
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Read each question carefully and provide thoughtful answers. Use your knowledge of map projections to explain concepts and identify characteristics.
1. Which type of map projection is best for showing true directions for navigation?
Mercator Projection
Robinson Projection
Goode Homolosine Projection
Peters Projection
2. All map projections involve some degree of , as it is impossible to perfectly represent a three-dimensional sphere on a two-dimensional surface.
3. A map projection that preserves the true size of landmasses is called an projection.
4. Explain why the Mercator projection is often criticized despite its usefulness for navigation.
5. Conic projections are typically used for mapping polar regions.
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Match each map projection characteristic with its description.
6. Equidistant
a. Preserves true shapes of small areas
7. Conformal
b. Shows true distances from a central point
8. Equal-Area
c. Preserves the relative size of all landmasses
9. Imagine you are creating a world map for an elementary school classroom. Which map projection would you choose and why, considering the age and understanding of the students?