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Map projections compared

This 8th-grade classroom material helps students compare different map projections by analyzing their distortions and purposes. Students practice understanding projection types through questions on characteristics, ordering maps by area preservation, and matching projections to their features.

By Edform · Geography · Grade 8 · Published Oct 15, 2026 · New

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Questions

  1. Which map projection is most accurate for showing the true shapes of continents near the equator but greatly distorts the size of landmasses near the poles?
  2. Which of the following are true about the Robinson projection? Select all that apply.
  3. Place these map projections in order from the one that best preserves area to the one that most distorts area.
  4. Match each map projection to its main characteristic.
  5. Fill in the blank with the correct term: The imaginary lines that run east-west and measure distance north or south of the equator are called ___ lines.
  6. On a globe, the ___ divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
  7. Sort each feature into the map projection it describes.
  8. Decide if each statement about map projections is true or false.
  9. If the equator is at 0° latitude and the North Pole is at 90° north, what is the latitude of a location halfway between the equator and the North Pole?
  10. Name the map projection that is most commonly used for navigation because it preserves compass directions.

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