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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.
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Equal-area projections are designed to represent areas accurately, meaning that regions on the map have the same proportional size as they do on the Earth. However, they can still be inaccurate in other ways. In particular, the correct answer in this context would be:
**Directions and the shapes of the landmasses are distorted.**
While equal-area projections maintain the proportional sizes of regions, they often distort shapes and directions, leading to inaccuracies in these aspects of the representation.
**Directions and the shapes of the landmasses are distorted.**
While equal-area projections maintain the proportional sizes of regions, they often distort shapes and directions, leading to inaccuracies in these aspects of the representation.