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Anna007 [38]
4 years ago
14

What is the name of a map that maintains accuracy in the size (area) of continents but distorts the shapes of the continents?

Geography
2 answers:
Gelneren [198K]4 years ago
6 0

Answer: Azimuthal projection Map

elena-14-01-66 [18.8K]4 years ago
3 0

Answer:

The name of the map that maintains accuracy in the size (area) of continents but distorts the shapes of the continents is called <em><u>Equal-area or equivalent projection</u></em><em><u> </u></em><em><u>map</u></em>.

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