Astudent is using a map in which the features are distorted and the land size is more accurate near the equator. which type of map is the student using? check all that apply. globe flat map conic projection mercator projection equal-area projection

The correct answer is - Mercator projection.

The Mercator projection map is a cylindrical type of map, thus showing us the world in a rectangular manner. This map is not able to cope with the increasing scale in the bigger latitudes, especially not with the scale going to infinity at the poles. Because of this, this type of map is able to show the places on the Equator and near the Equator very accurately, but as the latitude increases, the distortion becomes bigger and bigger. The places near the poles are significantly larger than they actually are, and this can be seen perfectly with Greenland and Africa as a comparison, because on this map, Greenland is similar in size to Africa, but in reality, Greenland is around 15 times smaller than Africa.

A student is using a map in which the features are distorted and the land size is more accurate near the equator. So, the student is using the Mercator projection.

In this projection the size and distance of the land gradually distorts as it moves away from the Equator. But these projections accurately show the true directions and the shapes of landmasses, making these maps useful for sea travel.

answer: land bridge theory. land bridge theory held that shifting portions of dry land explained the finding of identical species on different continents. plate tectonic theory eventually eliminated the land bridge theory.