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What kinds of distortions can maps cause?​

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Answer: There are four main types of distortion that come from map projections: distance, direction, shape and area. The Mercator projection, for example, distorts Greenland because of its high latitude, in the sense that its shape and size are not the same as those on a globe. Another example is in cylindrical projections.

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There are four main types of distortion that come from map projections: distance, direction, shape and area.
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