Projections & Coordinates
Ten questions on how maps are made and read, each naming the trade-off involved.
About this topic
Flattening a sphere always distorts something, so every projection is a decision about what matters most. This quiz covers the main projections and their characteristic errors, the latitude and longitude grid, and the symbols that make a map readable. It also covers satellite positioning, which rests on the same coordinate system. The explanations state the trade-off each time, since that is what separates using a map from merely looking at one.
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