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Tissot's indicatrix shows distortion by projecting

  • A.the outline of a chosen continent
  • B.the whole graticule of parallels and meridians
  • C.a great circle route between two ports
  • D.an infinitesimal circle drawn on the sphere

Answer: D

A tiny circle on the globe becomes an ellipse on the map, and the shape and size of that ellipse record what the projection has done at that point. Plotting many of them across a map makes the pattern of distortion visible at a glance.

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