Which projection is created by projecting points and lines from a globe onto a cone?

• A. Conic Projection (Cone)
• B. Gnomonic Projection (Single Point)
• C. Mercator Projection (Cylinder)
• D. Latitude (Horizontal)

Answer: (A)

When the surface used to transfer the globe’s features is a cone, you’re dealing with a conic projection. Wrapping a cone around the globe (tangent or secant) and projecting points from the globe onto that cone creates a map on the cone’s surface. This approach tends to preserve shapes or areas fairly well along the mid-latitudes where the cone intersects the globe, which is why conic projections are commonly used for regions like the United States or Europe.

This differs from projecting onto a plane (gnomonic projection) or onto a cylinder (Mercator projection). The option describing latitude as a horizontal concept isn’t a projection type at all.