Because of the difficulty of projecting a round,3-dimensional earth on a 2-dimensional piece of paper,maps of the world typically vary according to
A) shapes of the landmasses.
B) relative sizes of the landmasses.
C) relative altitude of the landmasses.
D) shapes and relative sizes of landmasses.
E) shapes and relative altitudes of landmasses.

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Maps of the world typically vary according to the shapes and relative sizes of the landmasses because of the difficulty of projecting a round, 3-dimensional earth on a 2-dimensional piece of paper. This causes distortions in both the shape and size of landmasses. Different map projections have been developed to account for these distortions, but they all have their limitations.

Because of the Difficulty of Projecting a Round,3-Dimensional Earth on a 2-Dimensional