Assignment 2

1. Image

Projection: Azimuthal Equal Area
Centre: Random
0°E
-30°N
Direction: 0

Distance: shows distances in spherical projection
Area: shows areas in spherical projection
Shape: spherical
Direction: north view, the center is Greenwich mean time(0°E) and -30°N

2. Image

Projection: Longitude Latitude
Centre: North pole
0°E
90°N
Direction: 90

Distance: shown distorted, only in reference to longitudes and latitudes
Area: shown distorted, only in reference to longitudes and latitudes
Shape: flat, longitudes and latitudes in a flat projection
Direction: centre is the north pole, with Asia above, North America below and Africa on the right side

3. Image

Projection: Azimuthal Distance
Centre: South pole
0°E
-90°N
Direction: 0

Distance: shown distorted
Area: shown distorted
Shape: spherical, areas get bigger from the centre to the periphery
Direction: South pole in the centre


4. Image

Projection: Heart Equal Area
Centre: Standard
0°E
0°N
Direction: 0

Distance: in spherical projection
Area: in spherical projection
Shape: like a heart
Direction: Africa in the centre with the North pole above and the South pole below


5. Image

Projection: Azimuthal Stereographic
Centre: Standard
-165°E
1°N
Direction: -47

Distance: shoes distances through lines
Area: shows areas not distrorted or in a projection but just flat
Shape: flat, shows equator and the central longitude as a straight line, shows not the whole globe
Direction: Pacific in the centre, with North America on the right side, Australia to the left side and Asia above


6. Image

Projection: Cylindrical Equal Area
Centre: Random
-126°E
1°N
Direction: 114

Distance: shown through lines
Area: shown in cylindrical projection
Shape: cylindrical
Direction: Pacific in the centre with North America on the left side, South America above and the South pole on the left side


7. Image

Projection: Azimuthal Orthographic
Centre: Standard
0°E
0°N
Direction: 90

Distance: distances shown through lines
Area: areas shown in spherical projection
Shape: spherical projection of both sides of the “sphere”, connected in the centre
Direction: South pole in the centre, Africa on the left side


8. Image

Projection: Bonne
Centre: North pole
0°E
90°N
Direction: 0

Distance: shown through lines
Area: distorted through the projection
Shape: shows the whole globe in a spherical projection with the normally covered parts to the side and above
Direction: North pole in the centre with Asisa on the right side and North America to the left side

9. Image

Projection: Mollweide
Centre: South pole
0°E
-90°N
Direction: 0

Distance: shown through lines
Area: in projection
Shape: spherical with the normally covered parts to the side
Direction: South pole in the centre, Asia on the right side and South America on the right side a little bit above

10. Image

Projection: Sinusodial
Centre: North pole
0°E
90°N
Direction: 0

Distance: shown through lines
Area: shown in projection
Shape: shows the central lines that connect North and South pole as straight line and an edge between the halfs of the globe that are shaped like vaulted parables
Direction North pole in the centre, with Asia on the right side and North America to the left side