Mercator,Polyconic,Mollweide,Peters,and Azimuthal Equidistant are all examples of ________ projections.
A) equal-area
B) equivalent
C) map
D) area
E) distance

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These are all examples of map projections, which are methods used to represent the three-dimensional surface of the Earth on a two-dimensional plane. Each projection has its own way of dealing with the distortion that occurs when the globe is flattened into a map.

Mercator,Polyconic,Mollweide,Peters,and Azimuthal Equidistant Are All Examples of ________ Projections