Question

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

Answer 1

I'm sorry but the correct answer is Mercator projection

Step-by-step explanation:

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

Answer 2

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.