Equal Earth projection

High school (ages 12+)
Geography

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/equal-earth-projection

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

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1. What is the primary developers?Bojan Šavrič, Bernhard Jenny, and Tom Patterson
2. What is the year of introduction?2018
3. Why was the Equal Earth projection created?It was made to show land sizes accurately while looking nicer than older maps like the Gall‑Peters map, which can distort shapes.
4. How does the Equal Earth projection keep areas equal?It uses special math that keeps the ratio of areas on the map the same as the ratio of areas on the Earth. This means a continent looks the right size.

Equal-area projection: A map projection that preserves the relative size of areas, ensuring that landmasses appear in their correct proportions.
Pseudocylindrical projection: A class of map projections characterized by a straight equator and central meridian, with other meridians being curved and parallels being straight.
Cartographic distortion: The unavoidable alteration of shape, area, distance, or direction that occurs when representing the Earth's curved surface on a flat map.