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Description: The pseudocylindrical projection is an oval
projection of the entire world. Pseudocylindrical projections are
not really cylindrical, but like cylindrical projections they have
latitude lines that are straight and parallel, and longitude lines
that are equally spaced. However, on a pseudocylindrical projection
only the central longitude line, or the prime meridian, is straight;
all the other longitudinal meridians are curved.
Advantages:
- The scale is constant along any given latitude.
- The sizes are less distorted than some other projections.
Notice that Greenland does not appear quite as large in
comparison to South America on Figure 2.1.4 as it does on
Figure 2.1.3.
- The entire earth can be depicted at once.
Disadvantages:
- No area of the map is completely free of distortion.
- Shapes are more distorted than on many other projections.
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