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•shows true direction •good for navigational purposes •distorts area •distorted near poles
•shows true direction •area is relatively precise •distorts shape •continents appear elongated
•appearance” looks real” •distorts size and shape, but not too much •imprecise measurements •extreme distortion of poles; flat on poles, compressed on equator
•practices direction •when used from the point of North Pole, no country seen as center •distorts shape and area •only shows 1/2 of Earth