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Describe one of the projection style maps and detail what is good and bad about it.

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Cylindrical Map Projections: Cylindrical map projections are one way of portraying the Earth. This kind of map projection has straight coordinate lines with horizontal parallels crossing meridians at right angles.

Step-by-step explanation:

Good: All meridians are equally spaced and the scale is consistent along each parallel.

Bad: The downsides of cylindrical map projections are that they are severely distorted at the poles.

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