Is there a term for this?

I'm wondering about something and I do not know what it is but I am hoping someone here can help me out.

Is there a term for a world map (or any map) that is spread out flat like THIS or THIS?

Thanks in advance.

The first version is a SINUSOIDAL projection, while the second is a MERCATOR projection.

You can find the descriptions of these and other projections here:

http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/usgspubs/pp/pp1395 (downloadable PDF file)

Of course, if you hate dry documents, a quick writeup on the various common types of projections can be found here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Map_projection

Thank you sir. :)

I'm manually keywording 10,000+ pics and I have over 500 map pics. This will help me out.
(I'll be reading the pdf after I get back from lunch.)

egad! 394 pages... I'll be skimming through it when I have time. hehe