A.
Map projections may distort shapes and areas.
B.
Cartographers do their best to eliminate distortion when making map projections.
C.
Map projections never show distortion.
D.
A map projection is the transfer of a 3-D object onto a 2-D surface.
Please select the best answer from the choices provided.
A
B
C
D
1 answer
The false statement is C.
C. Map projections never show distortion.
This statement is false because all map projections involve some level of distortion in representing the three-dimensional surface of the Earth on a two-dimensional surface. Different projections manage distortion in various ways, but some distortion is always present.
