| A | B |
|---|
| Robinson Projection | Often used because it has balance between size and shape |
| lambert projection | size is accurate, but not distance and shape |
| mercator | it shows directions between places accurately, but distorts continents |
| eckert 4 | an equal are map- sizes are accurate, but distorts shapes near the poles |
| goodes homolosine | uses a trick; helps us to see how the continents compare in size- stretches continents without distorting shape |
| absolute location | the precise point where a place is located on earth |
| distortion | a change in the size, shape, or position of a place when it is shown on a map |
| map projection | a way of representing a spherical earth on a flat surface |
| relative location | where something is located in relation to another place |
