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# Different Projections of Earth This document describes different ways to project Earth's surface onto a flat map. ## Types of Projections There are different ways to depict the Earth on a flat surface. This involves a projection technique which is a way of determining how locations on a curved...

# Different Projections of Earth This document describes different ways to project Earth's surface onto a flat map. ## Types of Projections There are different ways to depict the Earth on a flat surface. This involves a projection technique which is a way of determining how locations on a curved surface are represented on a flat surface. These techniques are: - **Conic projection:** Used to represent mid-latitudes. - **Cylindrical projection:** Used to represent areas around the equator. - **Azimuthal or Planar Projection:** Used for representing polar regions. ## Important Details - **Parallels:** Imaginary lines that run parallel to the equator. - **Meridians:** Imaginary lines that connect the north and south poles. - **Equator:** An imaginary line that divides the Earth into northern and southern hemispheres. - **Latitude:** The angular distance of a point on the Earth's surface north or south of the equator. - **Longitude:** The angular distance of a point on the Earth's surface east or west of the prime meridian. - **Prime Meridian:** The imaginary line that passes through Greenwich, England, used as the reference line for measuring longitude. - **Hemispheres**: The Earth is divided into hemispheres which are halves of the sphere. These sections can be split into Northern and Southern Hemispheres, or regions (East and West). ## Description of different methods The document describes the use of different projections and methods to represent the geographical location of points, places, or regions on the earth's surface or other spherical surface in a specific frame of reference.