How are equal-area projections of Earth inaccurate?

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There are distortions near the center of the map.
There are distortions near the center of the map.

Directions and the shapes of the landmasses are distorted.
Directions and the shapes of the landmasses are distorted.

This projection does not show true sizes.
This projection does not show true sizes.

Areas close to the poles are disproportionately large.

Answer 1

Equal-area projections accurately represent the area of landmasses, but they do come with certain inaccuracies. The most accurate response regarding the inaccuracies is:

Directions and the shapes of the landmasses are distorted.

While equal-area projections preserve area, they often distort shapes and angles, making them less suitable for navigation or for accurately representing the shapes of countries and continents.