🚜ap human geography review

Map projections

Written by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025
Verified for the 2027 exam
Verified for the 2027 examWritten by the Fiveable Content Team • Last updated August 2025

Definition

Methods of representing the three-dimensional Earth on a two-dimensional map surface, which inevitably distort spatial relationships.

AP course connection

Topic 1.1: 1.1 Introduction to Maps and Types of Maps

Unit 1

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