Question
How are equal-area projections of Earth inaccurate?(1 point)
Responses
There are distortions near the center of the map.
There are distortions near the center of the map.
The projection does not show true sizes.
The projection does not show true sizes.
Directions and the shapes of the landmasses are distorted.
Directions and the shapes of the landmasses are distorted.
Areas close to the poles are disproportionately large.
Responses
There are distortions near the center of the map.
There are distortions near the center of the map.
The projection does not show true sizes.
The projection does not show true sizes.
Directions and the shapes of the landmasses are distorted.
Directions and the shapes of the landmasses are distorted.
Areas close to the poles are disproportionately large.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
Equal-area projections maintain area accurately, but they do have inaccuracies in other aspects. The correct response highlighting the inaccuracies would be:
**Directions and the shapes of the landmasses are distorted.**
Equal-area projections focus on preserving area, which often leads to distortions in shape and direction.
**Directions and the shapes of the landmasses are distorted.**
Equal-area projections focus on preserving area, which often leads to distortions in shape and direction.