I remember being told this in high school and being totally confused. My teacher told us that a standard map, or even a globe, is inaccurate. She explained why but I didn’t understand. Why is this?
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A globe would be inaccurate simply because of its scale. One inch on the globe covers a small country.
A world map is the same + a flat surface can not represent a curved surface as of our planet. You need to stretch certain areas. We decided to stretch the top and bottom leaving equator fairly untouched, but we could have stretched it another direction if we wanted to.
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