You wish to navigate your yacht from Europe to the United States. Which type of map projection would be most useful?
A) conic
B) Mercator
C) interrupted
D) equivalent
E) cylindrical

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The Mercator projection is a cylindrical projection that preserves angles and shapes, making it useful for navigation. It also exaggerates areas at high latitudes and is often criticized for distorting size and distance, but this is less of a concern for ocean navigation where distances are large and latitude changes are gradual. Therefore, the Mercator projection would be the most useful for navigating a yacht from Europe to the United States.

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