A modified equal-area conical projection with lines representing standard parallels and a central meridian intersecting near the center is known as which projection?

• A. Conical Equal Area projection
• B. Aphylactic map projection
• C. Lambert Conformal Conic projection
• D. Albers projection

Answer: (B)

An equal-area conic projection that uses two standard parallels and centers the map so the central meridian runs near the middle is the Albers Equal-Area Conic projection. In conic projections, longitudes map to lines radiating toward the cone’s apex and latitudes map to arcs, with two standard parallels where the scale is true. This setup minimizes distortion between the two standard parallels, making Albers ideal for mid-latitude regions and for preserving area across the map. The other options either describe a conformal (shape-preserving) conic projection, a conic with typically only one standard parallel, or are not recognized projections, so they don’t match the described characteristics.