| A | B |
|---|
| Putting the round world on a flat surface | map projection |
| A reason why flat maps are more useful than globes | See the whole world at one time |
| A reason why flat maps are more useful than globes | Easier to carry and use |
| What is wrong with all flat maps? | Distorted |
| inaccurate, incorrect, stretched | distortion |
| One way a flat map may be distorted | size |
| A way a flat map may be distorted | shape |
| Which is most useful? | flat map |
| Which is most accurate? | globe |
| Which shows best detail? | flat map |
| This shows exact size and shape | globe |
| This shows accurate distance | globe |
| Two ways flat maps are distorted | size, shape |
| An example of how size can be wrong on a flat map | Greenland |
| The most commonly used map projection | Mercator |
| This flat map make size pretty accurate | equal-area map |
| Best map projection for both size and shape | Robinson |
| This projection distorts sizes | Mercator |
