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Which of the following types of maps shows correct shapes and directions but distorts distances or sizes?

A.
equal-area projection

B.
Mercator projection

C.
Mollweide projection

D.
Robinson projection

User Amadu Bah
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Answer:

I'm sorry but the correct answer is Mercator projection

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I took the quiz and it said the correct answer was Mercator projection.

User Jose A
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The answer is A. equal-area projection. It is also known as Lambert cylindrical equal-area projection. This type of projection has no distortions along the equator, which is its standard parallel, but distortion increases rapidly towards the poles.

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