Different Types of Map Projections

There are many different map projections used in the world, guess some of them in this quiz!

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Last updated: May 17, 2018

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Hint	Answer
Most popular map in use	Mercator
Map projection adopted by National Geographic	Van der Grinten
Map used by the USGS and as the logo of the UN	Azimuthal equidistant
Projection that compromises between the shape and landmasses of countries	Robinson
Map projection that displays surface area correctly at the expense of country shape accuracy	Gall-Peters
Well known projection known for its curved meridians as a result of the globe projected onto a flat surface	Winkel Tripel
Map projection known for its extreme breaks in ocean as a result of an attempt to preserve shape and size	Dymaxion map

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