+A **Map Projection** is the art and science of flattening the Earth's curved [Globe](/wiki/globe) onto a two-dimensional map. This essential transformation always introduces some spatial [Distortion](/wiki/distortion), a necessary compromise in representing our spherical world on a flat surface.
+## See also
+- [Cartography](/wiki/cartography)
+- [Geodesy](/wiki/geodesy)
+- [Map](/wiki/map)
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