There are many different kinds of map projections, and this lesson showed three important examples. why are different map projections necessary? why can’t we have just one map projection?

Different map projections are necessary because they were created to address different situations. Cartographers are the professionals that elaborate map projections. They do it in order to have a visualization of the Earth Surface.

We can’t have just one map projection because there is non-single map that creates a perfect image of the Surface of the Earth. That is why cartographers need various maps to overcome the problem of distortion. It could be areas distortion or distances distortions. Different maps help to meet distinct needs.

southern north america: yucatán peninsula in southern mexico extending into northern guatemala, and northern belize. these moist forests on the yucatán peninsula of south-eastern mexico are characterized by a tropical humid climate with little topographic relief.

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