Maps interpret the size and location of land and ocean masses differently, which can cause distortion in distance, direction, shape, or area. Two maps that differ in any of these ways are said to have different

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Maps that differ in the interpretation of the size and location of land and ocean masses, causing distortion in distance, direction, shape, or area, are said to have different projections. Projections are methods of representing the curved surface of the Earth on a flat surface, and each type of projection has its own way of balancing the distortions of these properties.

Maps Interpret the Size and Location of Land and Ocean