(2 pts) If you wanted to center your map projection on the following locations,

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(2 pts) If you wanted to center your map projection on the following locations, what would be your central meridian and central parallel? 6. Location Central Meridian Central Parallel Honolulu, Hawalii geographic center of Australia Munich, Germany the South Pole Tokyo, Japan (6 pts) Describe in your own words the effects of distortion (arising from tearing, twisting, compressing, or expanding) on the graticule and continents in these map projections. 7. a. Polar-Aspect Azimuthal Equidistant b. World Mercator c. Gall-Peters d. Interrupted Goode Homolosine e. Robinson f. Winkel-Tripel

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As per norms I should answer for first question only

Every projection has a central meridian, which is the middle longitude of the projection. The central meridian is also called the longitude of origin or the longitude of center. Latitude of center is called central parallel

Then,

Location central meridian central parallel Honolulu, Hawaii 157o 85' W 21o 30' N Geographic center of australia 133o 77' E 25o 27' S Munich, Germany 11o 58' E 48o 13' N The south pole 0o 90o S Tokyo, Japan 139o 69' E 35o68 N

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