Question

Common shapes of map projections are ____________.

• A. cylinders and cones
• B. cylinders and planes
• C. cylinders, cones and planes
• D. cones and planes

Answer 1

The correct option is C cylinders, cones and planes

Common shapes of map projections are: cylinder, cones and planes.

The three types of developable surfaces are cylinder, cone and plane, and their corresponding projections are called cylindrical, conical and planar. Projections can be further categorized based on their point(s) of contact (tangent or secant) with the reference surface of the Earth and their orientation (aspect).