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Describe major limitations of conical projection with one standard parallel.
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Solution
Limitations-
- It is not suitable for a world map due to extreme distortions in the hemisphere opposite the one in which the standard parallel is selected.
- Even within the hemisphere, it is not suitable for representing larger areas as the distortion along the pole and near the equator is larger.
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