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A map projection is a way to represent the curved surface of the Earth on the flat surface of a map.
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2. Map Projections
Map projections allow us to represent some or all of the Earth's surface, at a wide variety of scales or sizes.

3. Map Projections Shape Creator Conic Lambert Cylindrical
Plane
Interrupted
Lambert
Mercator, Robinson
Thales
Goode
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6. Goode’s Projection
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7. Lambert’s Projection
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8. Thale’s Projection
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9. Each map projection has advantages and disadvantages; the appropriate projection for a map depends on the scale of the map, and on the purposes for which it will be used.
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