mapprojections



Map projections

Map projections are the ways of showing the curved Earth on a piece of paper. There are many kinds of map projections there are the Peters, Interrupted, Robinson, and the Mercator projection. The most common map used is the Robinson projection. Maps are sometimes maps aren’t accurate like the Peters projection which stretched South America and Africa. Some maps enlarge the countries or continents like the Mercator projection which made Greenland larger than Africa and South America.

information provided by: //World Cultures// text book pg. 8-9 Picture from http://www.wall-maps.com/World/Peters-over.htm