The map projection that distorts scale and distance except along the standard parallel is:

The map projection that distorts scale and distance except along the standard parallel is:

• A. Conic
• B. Cylindrical
• C. Stereographic
• D. Gnomonic

Answer: (A)

Conic projections are built by projecting the globe onto a cone that touches the sphere along one latitude (or along two latitudes if the cone cuts through the globe). Because of that tangency, the scale along the standard parallel(s) is preserved. But as you move away from those latitudes, the projection stretches or compresses distances, so the scale changes and distance measurements become distorted. In short, you get true scale only along the standard parallel(s), with distortion increasing away from them. That’s why this description fits a conic projection.

Conic projections are built by projecting the globe onto a cone that touches the sphere along one latitude (or along two latitudes if the cone cuts through the globe). Because of that tangency, the scale along the standard parallel(s) is preserved. But as you move away from those latitudes, the projection stretches or compresses distances, so the scale changes and distance measurements become distorted. In short, you get true scale only along the standard parallel(s), with distortion increasing away from them. That’s why this description fits a conic projection.