Answer:
A map projection is the way a given cartographer has taken the Earth, which is a three-dimensional globe, and projected it, that is, shown it on a flat surface. Because maps are shown in two dimensions (height and width but no depth), distortion occurs. When we take the Earth and try to flatten it onto a map, we aren't going to be able to display it completely accurately. Projections will always distort areas, shapes, or distances.
